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EXACT Sciences Shows Link Between DNA Preservation and Improved Non-Invasive Colorectal Cancer Screening.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 17-MAY-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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CHICAGO, Ill. -- EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) presented data at this week's Digestive Disease Week conference confirming that sample management techniques preserve DNA integrity, resulting in better test performance for its DNA screening technology for colorectal cancer. A manuscript of these results was recently accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

"Evolution in science and continued progress in applied genomics for the detection of cancer and pre-cancers is what we're about at EXACT," commented Tony Shuber, EXACT Sciences' Chief Technology Officer. "More than five years ago we planned two large research studies to evaluate the effectiveness of stool-based DNA screening for colorectal cancer. Both of these studies, our 5,000 patient multi-center study and the 4,500 patient Mayo-NCI study, relied on our now-obsolete prototype technology. Through the exemplary work of...

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