Robust Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Cancer FFPE Samples using the QIAseq xHYB Trinity CGP DNA Workflow on the Element Biosciences Trinity Flow Cell
Biodesix & New Approaches to Comprehensive Molecular Testing: Focus on Accurate Results with Rapid Turn-around, High-throughput and Low Sample Requirements for Diagnosis and Monitoring
Transforming Cancer Care with Cell-Free DNA Testing
Program Committee Moderator: Arivarasan Karunamurthy – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Co-Moderator (Early Career): Aida I. Richardson, MD PhD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
CE: 1.5
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
Transforming Cancer Care with Cell-Free DNA Testing
Location: 153ABC, Level 1
Program Committee Moderator: Arivarasan Karunamurthy – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Co-Moderator (Early Career): Aida I. Richardson, MD PhD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
CE: 1.5
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Beyond the Blood: Unlocking the Potential of Non-Blood-Based Cell-Free DNA in Cancer Care
(I004) Development of an End-to-End Automated Bioinformatics Pipeline for UT Health San Antonio Heme Oncor NGS Assay with SNV, Small Indel, FLT3 ITD and Oncogenic Virus Detection
(I035) A Machine-Learning Model Predicts Phenotypic Antibiotic Susceptibility with High Accuracy Using PCR Results and Demographic Information for UTI Patients
(ST150) Diagnostic Accuracy of a Multi-Feature HPV Whole Genome Sequencing Liquid Biopsy, HPV-DeepSeek, Across All HPV-Associated Cancers
Poster Presenter: Adam S. Fisch, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
CE: NOT CME/CMLE
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EST
(ST143) Whole Transcriptome Sequencing Improves Variant-Analysis and Interpretation of Whole Exome Sequencing-based Variants in Solid Tumors in a Clinical Laboratory Setting
Paired Tumor-Normal Sequencing Identifies a Homozygous Pathogenic BRCA2 Germline Variant Leading to a Diagnosis of an Atypical Presentation of Fanconi Anemia
Homozygosity for the SMN2 c.859G>C Allele Accounts for the Phenotypic and Genotypic Discordances Seen in an Uncommon Case of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Revealed by Newborn Screening
Identification of Streptococcus intermedius Associated With Culture-Negative Brain Abscesses and Meningoencephalitis Through CSF Metagenomic Sequencing
Ethical Frontiers: The Promise and Perils of Healthcare AI in a Socially Connected World
Location: Grand Ballroom, Level 3
Plenary Speaker: Takunda Matose, PHD, MBe (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center/ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Recommendations for Clinical Molecular Laboratories for Detection of Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Cancer: A Joint Consensus Recommendation of the Association of Molecular Pathology, Association of Cancer Care Centers, and College of American Pathologists
Recommendations for Clinical Molecular Laboratories for Detection of Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Cancer: A Joint Consensus Recommendation of the Association of Molecular Pathology, Association of Cancer Care Centers, and College of American Pathologists
Recommendations for Clinical Molecular Laboratories for Detection of Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Cancer: A Joint Consensus Recommendation of the Association of Molecular Pathology, Association of Cancer Care Centers, and College of American Pathologists
Exhibitor Appreciation Lunch—Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM EST
Exhibitor Appreciation Lunch—Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EST
Innovation Spotlights
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM EST
Discordance of FLT3-ITD Mutation Testing in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Between Specimens: A Discussion of Prognosis Implications and Reporting Options (T&E Case Study)
AMP Working Group: Application of NGS of Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain and T-cell Receptor Gamma Gene Rearrangements for Clonality Assessment in Lymphoid Malignancies
AMP Working Group: Application of NGS of Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain and T-cell Receptor Gamma Gene Rearrangements for Clonality Assessment in Lymphoid Malignancies
AMP Working Group: Application of NGS of Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain and T-cell Receptor Gamma Gene Rearrangements for Clonality Assessment in Lymphoid Malignancies
(G115) Systematic Analysis and Interpretation of Somatic NMD-Escaping Variants in Oncogenes and Dual-Function Genes: Implications for Cancer Variant Classification
(G050) Machine Learning-Based Multi-Omics Analysis Identified a T-Cell Exhaustion-Associated Methylation Signature for Predicting Immunotherapy Resistance and Poor Prognosis in Gliomas
Poster Presenter: minglei yang, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University,
CE: 1.0
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST
Platform Presentations of Selected HemePath Abstracts
(H034) Myeloid Cell SORTing for Improved NGS Interpretation (“MySORT”): A Pilot Investigation of Cell Sorting to Distinguish Somatic and Germline Variants Detected by a Clinical Myeloid NGS Panel
(TT011) A Novel Approach Combining Blocker Displacement Amplification with Sanger Sequencing for Detecting CXCR4 Mutations in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Location: 258ABC, Level 2
Technologist Speaker: Lei Dong, MD, PhD – Ruijin Hospital Affliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
CE: NOT CME/CMLE
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM EST
(TT024) High-Resolution Detection of Structural Variants Associated with Leukemia Using Electronic Genome Mapping for Molecular Diagnostics