Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS) today announced that it expects to
end the second quarter of 2015 with approximately 21,000 completed
Cologuard tests.
More than 13,800 physicians ordered at least one Cologuard test since
the October 2014 launch and the patient compliance rate for Cologuard
rose to 73 percent.
The company anticipates completing approximately 32,000 tests during the
third quarter of 2015.
“The launch of Cologuard remains very strong and we continue to invest
in its growth,” said Kevin T. Conroy, chairman and chief executive
officer of Exact Sciences. “We also are pleased with the level of
patient compliance, as it confirms that Cologuard is expanding the pool
of those who get screened.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cologuard, a
noninvasive stool-DNA based colon cancer screening test for average-risk
patients, on August 11, 2014, and a final national coverage
determination for Cologuard was announced by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 9, 2014. Cologuard is CE marked
and available in parts of the EU.
Exact Sciences will report second-quarter 2015 financial results and
provide a commercial update during its earnings call in July 2015. The
patient compliance rate is derived from the number of valid test results
reported divided by the number of collection kits shipped to patients 60
or more days prior to June 19, 2015.
About Exact Sciences Corp.
Exact Sciences Corp. is a molecular diagnostics company focused on the
early detection and prevention of the deadliest forms of cancer. The
company has exclusive intellectual property protecting its noninvasive,
molecular screening technology for the detection of colorectal cancer.
Cologuard is included in the colorectal cancer screening guidelines of
the American Cancer Society and stool DNA is included in the U.S.
Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. For more information,
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