Question follow-through · 86940

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the design of the TRANSFORM trial includes sites that do not currently offer focal therapy; and how treatment diversity is being considered in trial recruitment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
6 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the design of the TRANSFORM trial includes sites that do not currently offer focal therapy; and how treatment diversity is being considered in trial recruitment.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

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  3. 6 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM...

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