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Asked by Stewart

AQW 23023/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18424/22-27, whether anyone from Northern Ireland is currently on the Transform trial.

Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 20 February 2025

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Tabled
20 February 2025
Answer due by
7 March 2025
Answered
7 March 202515 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

The Transform trial is being conducted by Prostate Cancer UK. This is a clinical trial which will compare the most promising tests and provide evidence about the best way to screen for prostate cancer. I have been advised that the Transform trial is not yet open but when it does open, the focus, at least initially, will be around the London area.

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