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Quest Diagnostics to Offer FDA-Cleared Roche pTau217 Blood Test to Assess Alzheimer's Disease Pathology

$DGXPress releaseAug 24, 2026, 7:25 AM ETRead the release

Quest Diagnostics announced plans to add Roche's FDA-cleared Elecsys pTau217 blood test to its AD-Detect portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2026, marking the first FDA-cleared single-assay blood biomarker for Alzheimer's pathology assessment. Separately, the company will launch its own AD-Detect ABeta 42/40, p-tau217, and ApoE Evaluation lab-developed test by the end of August, featuring a lower 10% indeterminate rate compared to the industry benchmark of 15%-20%.

Key figures

Launch roche test
Q4 2026
Indeterminate rate new
10%
Patient service centers
approximately 2,000
Launch multi biomarker test
end of August 2026
Indeterminate rate benchmark
15%-20%

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