Room to grow: tumor-germline sequencing
February 2025—Genetic profiling has long had proven winners in oncology: somatic testing of tumors, and germline testing for surveillance and to identify potentially affected relatives.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026. 12 PM-1 PM ET
Roundtable presenters Dr. David Sacks MB, ChB, FRCPath, Chairman, Steering Committee National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP), and Priya Sivaraman, PhD, Senior Technical Product Manager, Tosoh Bioscience
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The roundtable is made possible by a special educational grant from Tosoh Bioscience Inc.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, September 24, 2026 11 AM-12 PM CT
This session explores the evolving role of RAS in precision oncology, from the biology of RAS mutations to the expanding landscape of targeted therapies. Through expert presentations, real-world case discussions, and interactive audience polling, participants will examine best practices for RAS biomarker testing across solid tumors, including lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. The session will highlight practical considerations for tissue and liquid biopsy, strategies to address testing gaps, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure timely identification of patients who may benefit from RAS-targeted therapies.
Webinar presenters David Braxton, MD, Chief of Molecular Pathology Services, Hoag Family Cancer Institute & Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Carlos Becerra, MD, Research Director for Medical Oncology, Margaret Given Larkin Endowed Chair for Developmental Cancer Therapeutics, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from OncoLens and Diaceutics.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 1 PM-1:30 PM ET
Roundtable presenters John Longshore, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, Global Oncology Diagnostics, AstraZeneca, and Flora Berisha, MS, Executive Director, Global Head of Diagnostic Partnering and Development, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and Mark D. Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations, Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS, Thoracic Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The roundtable is made possible by a special educational grant from Pillar Biosciences.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, October 1, 2026 1 PM-2 PM ET
This presentation will explore the value of in-house CGP, offer insights into the benefits and drawbacks of incorporation, and provide information about important practical factors when considering in-house implementation of CGP.
Webinar presenter Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, FCAP, Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Laboratory, Director, Division of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Henry F. Krous Professor of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical 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 Illumina.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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
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
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The shift from cotesting to primary HPV screening
February 2025—Eric Huang, MD, PhD, is the first to admit that when it came time to switch to primary HPV testing, his laboratory at the University of Washington faced fewer obstacles than most. Dr. Huang joined the university in 2018 as director of the cytopathology laboratory.
In chemistry and more, what to know about new checklist edition
February 2025—In the 2024 accreditation program checklist edition, released Dec. 26, are new and revised requirements for chemistry, diagnostic immunology, and flow cytometry laboratories. Two of the flow cytometry requirements are now also in the anatomic pathology checklist.
USCAP meeting presenters take us inside for early look
February 2025—HER2 in predictive biomarker testing, HPV-related cancer testing guidelines, and the art of applying polygenic risk scores will be some of what’s heard in USCAP 2025 sessions next month in Boston.
AMP case report: A 67-year-old female with rare intracranial mesenchymal tumor featuring the EWSR1::CREM fusion gene
February 2025—Intracranial mesenchymal tumors (IMT) are extremely rare and account for only 0.3 percent of soft tissue tumors. Most frequently, mesenchymal tumors occur in subcutaneous tissue; they are rarely described in the central nervous system. In addition, these tumors typically occur in young adults,1 with a median patient age of 14 (range: four to 70).
Requirement changes in microbiology, transfusion checklists
February 2025—Some of the CAP accreditation program requirements in the 2024 microbiology and transfusion medicine checklists, in the edition released Dec. 26, have been revised to simplify, clarify, and conserve resources. In transfusion, one new requirement was added to define policy requirements for the use of low-titer group O whole blood.
Views on digital pathology, AI, and the AP LIS
February 2025—Digital pathology, artificial intelligence, and anatomic pathology computer systems—seven participants in a Dec. 10, 2024 online roundtable talked with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle about their experiences, plans, and predictions. Large academic center practices and small pathology practices—they considered all perspectives. Here is what they told us.
Transition time for primary HPV screening
January 2025—In the 2024 edition of the CAP accreditation checklists, released on Dec. 26, laboratories can expect to see small but significant changes to the all common, cytopathology, and microbiology checklists. These revisions and additions are meant to ensure test quality as more laboratories begin to offer primary HPV screening and p16/Ki-67 dual stain triage.
Department takes digital pathology to new level
January 2025—Pathology informatics leaders at the University of Michigan are moving in steps to a fully digital practice as they put in place an innovative workflow for primary diagnosis. Fresh off their August launch of the new workflow program within their remodeled histology lab, informatics directors in the pathology department say Michigan Medicine is the first in the U.S. to have radiology and pathology operating in the same shared picture archiving and communication system, or PACS, and to implement the well-established DICOM standard for pathology workflow.
New accreditation POC requirements for coagulation testing
January 2025—The point-of-care checklist in the 2024 accreditation checklist edition, released Dec. 26, now includes requirements on coagulation specimen collection and handling.