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Abbott's Cologuard Plus® receives CE Mark for colorectal cancer screening in Europe

$ABTPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 2:00 AM ETRead the release

Abbott's Cologuard Plus received CE Mark under the EU's IVDR, clearing the path to launch the noninvasive stool-based colorectal cancer screening test in select European markets. In the pivotal BLUE-C study of more than 20,000 participants, the test showed 95% sensitivity for colorectal cancer at 94% specificity, with up to a 40% reduction in false positives versus the original Cologuard.

Key figures

Drug Name
Cologuard Plus
Specificity
94%
Crc sensitivity
95%
Blue c participants
more than 20,000
Prior test screenings
more than 23 million
False positive reduction
up to 40% vs original Cologuard
Advanced precancer sensitivity
43%
High grade dysplasia sensitivity
74%

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