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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
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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
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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
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Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Join us for a session to help improve diagnostic accuracy in your practice when scoring HER2 IHC 0 with faint, incomplete membrane staining in ≤10% of tumor cells vs IHC 0 with no membrane staining detected in patients with mBC.
Webinar presenter Jeffrey Gregg, MD, University of Nevada
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
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
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Sysmex Corp.
| Company | Sysmex Corp. |
|---|---|
| Name of analyzer | XR-Series |
| Contact | Jill Crist |
| City, State | Lincolnshire, IL |
| Phone | 888-879-7639 |
| Website | |
| Analyzer application | diagnostic use |
| Dimensions of analyzer (H × W × D)/Analyzer footprint | 33.7 × 25.4 × 29.7 in./5.24 |
| Country where analyzer was designed/Manufactured | Japan/Japan |
| First year analyzer was sold in U.S./Approximate No. of units installed in U.S. (based on August 2026 survey deadline) | 2026/0 |
| First year analyzer sold outside U.S./Approximate No. of units installed outside U.S. (based on August 2026 survey deadline) | 2024/4,360 |
| Foreign locations where company markets analyzer | all countries except Latin America region (installed in all countries except Latin America region) |
| Human languages (other than English) supported by analyzer | — |
| Analyzer list price | $165,000 (XR-1000-100; slide maker stainer sold separately) |
| • Analyzer acquisition options | purchase, trade in, lease |
| Training included with purchase/Total time for basic training per operator | yes/—(at customer site) |
| • Follow-up training available | yes (no extra charge) |
| Parameters that analyzer tests and reports | %&# eosinophils, %&# immature granulocytes, %&# lymphocytes, %&# monocytes, %&# neutrophils, %&# basophils, %&# reticulocyte count, Hb, Hct, MCH, MCHC, MCV, PLT, RBC, nucleated red blood cells, WBC |
| Types of testing FDA cleared or approved for analyzer | blood count analysis, body fluid analysis |
| Types of body fluids FDA cleared or approved for analysis on analyzer | CSF, peritoneal/ascites, pleural fluid, synovial fluid |
| Analytical measurement range for body fluid | WBC count: 0.003–10.000 × 103/μL; RBC count: 0.002–5.000 × 106/μL; TNC count: 0.003–10.000 × 103/μL |
| Precision for body fluid | WBC count: ≤30.0% (0.005–0.015 × 103/μL), ≤15.0% (0.016–0.030 × 103/μL), ≤10.0% (0.031–0.050 × 103/μL); RBC count: ≤40.0% or ≤0.007 × 106/μL (0.003–0.050 × 106/μL) max.–min.; TNC count: ≤30.0% (0.005–0.015 × 103/μL), ≤15.0% (0.016–0.030 × 103/μL), ≤10.0% (0.031–0.050 × 103/μL) |
| Accuracy for body fluid | — |
| Automated differential performed for body fluids | yes (2-part differential) |
| Tests available for research use only | microR, macroR, PLT-O, RBC-O, RBC-He, PDW, PCT, more |
| Differential methods used | fluorescent flow cytometry |
| Analytical measurement range: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: 0.03–440.00 × 103/μL/RBC: 0.01–8.60 × 106/μL |
| Precision: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: ≤3.0%/RBC: ≤1.5% |
| Accuracy: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: within ±3% or ±0.20 × 103/μL/RBC: within ±2% or ±0.03 ×106/μL |
| Interfering substances: • WBC/RBC | WBC aggregation, possibility of platelet clumps, cryoprotein, cryoglobulin, fibrin, giant platelets/ erythrocyte aggregation (cold agglutinin), microerythrocytes, possibility of fragmented RBCs |
| • Hemoglobin/Platelets | leukocytosis, lipemia, abnormal protein/possibility of platelet clumps, pseudothrombocytopenia, giant platelets, microerythrocytes, possibility of fragmented RBCs, more |
| • Hematocrit/Reticulocytes | erythrocyte aggregation (cold agglutinin), microerythrocytes, possibility of fragmented RBCs, leukocytosis, more/erythrocyte aggregation (cold agglutinin), giant platelets, possibility of platelet clumps, fragmented leukocytes, more |
| • Automated differential | — |
| Throughput: max. CBCs per hour/Max. CBCs with differentials per hour | 110/110 |
| • Max. No. of slides processed per hour if stainer included | 70 |
| FDA-cleared or -approved sample container types (besides potassium EDTA) | — |
| Min. specimen volume open mode/Closed mode/Microsample capability | 300 μL/1 mL/yes |
| Types of patient data archived/Max. No. of archived patient data accessible when analyzer online | patient demographics, test results, flags, scattergrams, histograms/100,000 |
| Analyzer performs delta checks | yes |
| Parameters for which flags may appear | flags for all reportable parameters deemed abnormal per lab’s protocol, more |
| • Flagging client selectable | combination of client and vendor selectable |
| Analyzer recognizes and holds test results | yes, for confirmatory and potential test rerun (parameters for flags to hold samples defined by client or vendor) |
| Scattergram display uses cell-specific color | yes |
| Histogram display uses color with thresholds | no |
| LIS interface formats supported | ASTM 1394-91, ASTM 1238-95, ASTM 1381 |
| • Middleware interface | yes (can use company’s middleware or Data Innovations) |
| Analyzer transmits LOINC codes for results to LIS or middleware | yes (also provides list of machine codes for each test and corresponding LOINC code) |
| Lab automation system or workcells to which analyzer has a direct interface | Beckman Coulter, Siemens Healthineers, QuidelOrtho, Sysmex, Thermo Fisher, Roche, Abbott |
| Barcode symbologies read on specimen tube | Codabar (NW-7), Code 39, Code 128, JAN/EAN/UPC |
| • Analyzer allows barcode placement per CLSI standard Auto02-A2 | yes |
| No. of onboard reagents required for standard specimen analysis | 8 |
| • Reagents ready to use/Reagent tracking method | yes/RFID, barcode reader |
| Time required for analyzer maintenance | 20 min. daily; 20 min. weekly |
| Onboard diagnostics for troubleshooting | yes |
| • Manufacturer can perform diagnostics via remote access | yes |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | one-year warranty/$31,807.92 (XR-1000-100) |
| Distinguishing analyzer features (supplied by company) | high-throughput analyzer with enhanced cell population differentiation; 3D scattergrams give deeper insight into abnormal samples |
| Note | †also marketed by McKesson, Henry Schein |