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Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.

Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice

Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how to integrate Kappa and Lambda in situ hybridization testing into your standard hematopathology workflow to accurately assess B-cell and plasma cell clonality. You will also gain the skills to recognize testing pitfalls in challenging reactive versus neoplastic proliferations and apply ancillary tools to resolve complex cases.

Webinar presenter Xiaojun Wu, MD, PhD, Assistant professor, Director of Hematopathology Section at NCR of Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Pathology, SOM at Johns Hopkins University

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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A win for all: clinical affiliation with cytology training programs

January 2025—It is well documented that the cytologist/cytotechnologist workforce is diminishing and the number of training programs has declined. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CT participation in gynecologic proficiency testing has decreased by 27 percent since 2005. New board certifications of CTs or specialists in CT(SCT) decreased by about 56 percent over the same period. CT(ASCP) and all SCT(ASCP) certifications are now recognized by the CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention per 42 CFR §493.1483.

Beyond the microscope: expanding the role of cytopathologists

January 2025—The traditional image of a pathologist is often that of a scientist working in a laboratory, handling chemical solutions, or peering through a microscope. Over the past decade, pathologists, including those specializing in cytopathology, have increasingly moved beyond those confines, taking on more prominent roles in patient-facing care. This article explores the various ways cytopathologists are expanding their roles, engaging directly with patients and physicians and positioning themselves at the forefront of the management team.

Coagulation automation, from workflow to middleware

Automation in coagulation was the topic of a Nov. 11, 2024 roundtable led by CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle. Put it on a line or on a dedicated automation platform? Seven participants talked about that and about cybersecurity, viscoelastic testing, and the labor shortage, among other things.

CAR T-cell therapy moves into the fast lane

December 2024—There is no disguising the enthusiasm—not to mention expertise—that David Miklos, MD, PhD, brings to the topic of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies. CAR T-cell products have been strikingly effective in treating large B-cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma, as well as other hematologic malignancies such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, follicular lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma. Sounding equal parts life coach and physician, Dr. Miklos sees nearly limitless potential in this immunotherapy, which entails genetically engineering T cells to express engineered molecules that can recognize and bind to specific antigens on cancer cells. “So much is possible,” he says. “Our little minds are limiting this, not the potential of science. There are a lot of obvious and mind-blowingly effective strategies that are just coming home to roost. We have really blown open the opportunity to advance therapies more quickly, to apply multipronged approaches using logic loops that are essentially programmed into a cell. It’s really exciting.”

Time for wider pretreatment DPYD genotyping?

December 2024—On the heels of the publication of a joint consensus recommendation on DPYD genotyping, setting out what variants to test for, two experts who have studied the use of DPYD genotyping shed light in CAP TODAY interviews on its importance and its real-world impact.

Personnel requirement changes in new checklist edition

December 2024—The new edition of the CAP accreditation program checklists will contain revised requirements for the qualification of laboratory directors, technical and general supervisors, technical and clinical consultants, and moderate- and high-complexity testing personnel.

Digital pathology at 10% adoption and in lab plans

December 2024—Digital pathology in 2024—what’s the sentiment, the pace, the holdup, the worry? Five people spoke online with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle on Oct. 9 about the state of play as the end of the year neared.

Payment policy changes reduce ’25 cuts to pathologists

December 2024—Payment policies that the CAP championed to protect the value of pathology services have been captured in the 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule published on Nov. 1. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services included in the 2025 fee schedule updated relative value units for three apheresis services and increased nonphysician cost components for key pathology and laboratory labor types. In a separate hospital payment regulation for 2025, the CMS also declined to move forward with surgical pathology tissue exam payment decreases to which the CAP objected.

Can AML become the new CML? How NCI trial works

December 2024—A National Cancer Institute trial known as MyeloMATCH, rolling out now, aims to improve the acute myeloid leukemia survival rate and relies on 72-hour turnaround times for cytogenetics, FISH, flow cytometry, and next-generation sequencing. In MyeloMATCH (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice), researchers are hoping to find new treatments for AML and myelodysplastic syndrome by rapidly matching patients with a trial that tests a treatment designed to target the mutations detected in the patient blood and bone marrow samples.

Outlook on outreach—who’s doing what?

December 2024—Some health systems have sold their clinical laboratory outreach business; others seek to grow theirs. CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle asked Compass Group members for a quick look at their outreach programs when they met online on Nov. 5. The Compass Group is an organization of not-for-profit IDN system laboratory leaders who collaborate to identify and share best practices and strategies.

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