Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11 AM-12 PM ET
Hear experts review the biological and clinical significance of the HER2 expression continuum in breast tissue, providing a clearer understanding of how these variations might impact diagnosis, and discuss the emerging importance of documenting HER2-low and HER2-ultralow categories using a validated IHC assay.
Webinar presenters Keith Wharton, MD, PhD, Global Medical Affairs Leader–Pathology, Roche Diagnostics Solutions, and Hannah Y. Wen, MD, PhD, Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship, Associate Team Leader, Breast Pathology Team, Attending Pathologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Roche.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the evolving role of PD-L1 testing in HNSCC and ovarian cancer.
Webinar presenter Georgios Deftereos, MD, Professor of Pathology, Associate Director of the Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Director of Molecular Cytopathology, University of California, San Francisco
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Agilent.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the challenges of detecting NRG1 fusions and how RNA-based testing can support more comprehensive fusion identification in clinical practice.
Webinar presenter Benjamin Weinberg, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Attending Physician
specializing in gastrointestinal medical oncology
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Diaceutics.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:30 PM-2 PM ET
Hear experts discuss a multidisciplinary approach to oncopathology for HER2
assessments for solid tumors in the absence of a companion diagnostic.
Webinar presenters Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Emina E. Torlakovic, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Biomarker Quality Assurance, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Carol Cheung, MD, PhD, JD, FRCPC, Deputy Director, Canadian Biomarker Quality, Assurance—Programme canadien d’assurance de la qualité des biomarqueurs
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
October 2023—Sophia Genetics announced the expansion of its relationship with Gustave Roussy in which the cancer center will use the Sophia DDM digital analytics platform for all relevant samples, including those related to solid tumors and hematologic and hereditary cancers. Gustave Roussy, which has two campuses in France, began working with the cloud-native software company in 2017. Sophia Genetics is located in France and Boston.
October 2023—Verichem Laboratories offers multilevel enzyme calibration verification materials for liver function testing as part of its liquid-stable Enzyme ER Verifier kit. The kit contains the enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT), alkaline phosphatase (AP/ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT/GGTP), lactate dehydrogenase (LD/LDH), amylase, cholinesterase, creatine phosphokinase, and lipase. Its proprietary formulation is designed to include at least one concentration for each enzyme within the normal range. The verifiers are intended to be treated as patient specimens and are compatible with wet chemistry systems from Abbott, Beckman Coulter, Roche, and Siemens Healthineers. Shelf life is 18 months.
October 2023—Primera Technology has launched its next-generation Signature EVO slide printer and Signature EVO cassette printer.
October 2023—Visiopharm and Boston Cell Standards announced they are partnering to integrate immunohistochemistry calibration standards with image analysis software for quality assurance. The joint technology solution will enable laboratories to meet key provisions of regulatory changes proposed in an editorial published in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
September 2023—Differential Diagnoses in Surgical Pathology: Tumors and their Mimickers, a new volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series, has been published by Elsevier. The book, by Fadi W. Abdul Karim, MD, MEd, and Charles Sturgis, MD, aims to help readers quickly differentiate entities that have similar, overlapping histopathologic features and guide them through the decision-making process, providing a road map to the main differential diagnostic considerations that must be addressed when formulating a diagnosis. The book includes high-quality illustrations of similar-looking but distinct entities for side-by-side comparison in a user-friendly format with at-a-glance boxes and tables throughout the text, as well as selected references for further study. An enhanced ebook version is included with purchase.
September 2023—Comanche Biopharma announced it has received fast track designation from the FDA for its CBP-4888 as a novel small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) therapy for preeclampsia. CBP-4888 is a fixed-dose combination of two chemically synthesized, lipid-conjugated siRNA duplex oligonucleotides, siRNA-2283 and siRNA-2519, targeting two soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase–1 (sFLT1) mRNA isoforms. Fast track is designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review process of drugs to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need.
September 2023—Illumina and Pillar Biosciences announced a strategic partnership to make Pillar’s suite of oncology assays commercially available worldwide as part of Illumina’s portfolio of oncology products. The companies say the agreement will result in an unprecedented offering of complementary next-generation sequencing solutions that will enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness of oncology testing through advanced sequencing techniques.
September 2023—The American Registry of Pathology Press digital library offers a fully searchable books platform with full-text versions of the books in ARP Press’ current series of fascicles, including the fourth and fifth series of the AFIP Atlases of Tumor and Non-tumor Pathology series. The site, arppress.org, offers pathologists robust searches across the series for images and text covering clinical features, differential diagnoses, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, treatment, and prognosis.
September 2023—Evident has introduced its Slideview DX VS-M1R whole slide imaging system, for research use only.
September 2023—Owen Mumford has introduced its Unistik venous blood collection devices. Unistik VacuFlip features a safety guard that flips over to cover the needle after it is withdrawn from the patient’s arm. An audible click signals the safety guard is in place and the needle is locked. VacuFlip is available in three needle gauges and needle lengths.
