WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced that data supporting its stool DNA (sDNA) screening platform for colorectal cancer and other screening techniques for the detection of additional gastrointestinal cancers and diseases will be presented in five posters at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015, taking place May 16-19 in Washington D.C. Recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Exact Sciences' noninvasive screening test Cologuard® uses sDNA technology to help detect the presence of colorectal cancer and precancer. Exact Sciences' technologies can be seen at the show at booth #1552.

"Building on the publication of strong clinical data supporting sDNA technology, followed by the FDA approval of Cologuard, we are pleased to see new clinical evidence backing this important screening option at this year's DDW conference," said Kevin Conroy, Chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences. "Studies like these will continue to drive awareness and adoption of Cologuard and provides Exact Sciences with the preliminary data needed to advance our product pipeline."

Poster Schedule:

Saturday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m., Hall C

  • Prevalence of DNA Biomarkers in Fecal Immunochemical Test Positive and Negative Colorectal Cancers
    Author available for Q&A: Barry M. Berger, Exact Sciences
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of stool DNA or colonoscopy for colorectal neoplasia surveillance in patients with ulcerative colitis
    Author available for Q&A: David A. Ahlquist, M.D., Mayo Clinic
  • Molecular Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia: Do Markers that Target Acquired DNA Alterations in Sporadic Cases also Discriminate Lynch Syndrome Cases?
    Author available for Q&A: David A. Ahlquist, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Sunday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m., Hall C

  • Novel Epigenetic Markers for Detection of Esophageal Cancer: Selection By Whole Methylome Sequencing and Tissue Validation
    Author available for Q&A: David A. Ahlquist, M.D., Mayo Clinic
  • Test Performance Characteristics of Multi-Target Stool DNA Testing in African Americans and Caucasians
    Author available for Q&A: Barry M. Berger, Exact Sciences

Authors will be at their posters to answer questions from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the day their posters are scheduled.

About Cologuard
Cologuard was approved by the FDA in August 2014 and results from Exact Sciences' prospective 90-site, point-in-time, 10, 000-patient pivotal trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April 2014. Cologuard is included in the colorectal cancer screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society and stool DNA is listed in the screening guidelines of the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

Cologuard is indicated to screen adults of either sex, 50 years or older, who are at average risk for colorectal cancer. Cologuard is not for everyone and is not a replacement for diagnostic colonoscopy or surveillance colonoscopy in high-risk individuals. False positives and false negatives do occur. Any positive test result should be followed by a diagnostic colonoscopy. Following a negative result, patients should continue participating in a screening program at an interval and with a method appropriate for the individual patient. Cologuard performance when used for repeat testing has not been evaluated or established. For more information about Cologuard, visit www.CologuardTest.com. Rx Only.

About Exact Sciences Corp.
Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) is a molecular diagnostics company focused on the early detection and prevention of colorectal 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, please visit the company's website at www.exactsciences.com, follow us on Twitter @ExactSciences or find us on Facebook.

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