Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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
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
Oct. 7, 2019—Cepheid received clearance from the FDA for Xpert BCR-ABL Ultra for monitoring disease burden in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. It is the first FDA-cleared test of its kind capable of delivering accurate molecular results from whole blood samples in under three hours, Cepheid said in an Oct. 2 release.
June 5, 2019—Two diagnostic tests for extragenital testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea have received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Aptima Combo 2 Assay (Hologic) and the Xpert CT/NG (Cepheid) are the first devices cleared for detecting the presence of Chlamydia trachomatisand Neisseria gonorrhoeaevia the throat and rectum. These tests were previously only cleared for testing urine, vaginal, and endocervical samples.
May 2019—Cepheid announced the CE-IVD marking of Xpert HBV Viral Load, a rapid test for the quantitation of hepatitis B virus that delivers results in less than one hour.
July 2017—SpeeDx announced an agreement with Cepheid for distribution of its PlexPCR and ResistancePlus molecular diagnostic products in key markets throughout Europe. The agreement, covering Germany, France, Italy, and the U.K., will increase coverage for the ResistancePlus MG test, a CE-IVD test for the sexually transmitted infection Mycoplasma genitalium that combines detection with testing for azithromycin resistance.
May 2017—Cepheid received FDA clearance to market Xpert Xpress Flu and Xpert Xpress Flu/RSV. Both tests deliver reference-quality molecular results in as little as 20 minutes. The tests are Cepheid’s first Xpress branded products, which are expected to deliver results in 30 minutes or less.
June 2016—Cepheid announced an agreement with Medline for the distribution of the GeneXpert System and menu of Xpert tests, which includes health care associated infections, critical infectious disease, and sexual health.
Cepheid unveiled the GeneXpert Omni, a portable molecular diagnostics system enabling access to accurate, fast, and potentially life-saving diagnosis of tuberculosis, HIV, and Ebola in even the most remote areas of the world.
Cepheid has received FDA market authorization for its Xpert MTB/RIF test, which provides results in about two hours. The review decision was based on the de novo 510(k) review process, which allows novel products without predicates to be downclassified and brought to market. Xpert MTB/RIF is for the rapid molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB-complex) DNA and, in specimens where MTB-complex DNA is detected, Xpert MTB/RIF also detects rifampin-resistant associated mutations of the rpoB gene. Designed for use on
Cepheid has received FDA clearance to market its Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture test, which runs on its GeneXpert system, for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S. aureus in blood culture bottles showing gram-positive cocci in clusters in about one hour. Cepheid’s updated Xpert MRSA/SA BC test processes positive blood culture specimens to determine whether a patient’s blood is infected with MRSA or SA, which are frequent causes of sepsis in hospitalized patients. “Having the capability to differentiate MRSA, S.
