1. Information Projects Team Radical therapies for prostate cancer October 2001 Radical therapies for prostate cancer Cathy Bennett Information Projects Manager

2. Information Projects Team Radical therapies for prostate cancer October 2001 Progress Pilot study completed - results shown Guidance on our plans for the main study

3. Information Projects Team Radical therapies for prostate cancer October 2001 Main Study Sample Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer after 7/7/98 and before 1/12/98 N = 506 40 patients from pilot study have already had data extracted 466 patients’ details still to be accessed Estimated final sample size = 320

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7. Information Projects Team Radical therapies for prostate cancer October 2001 How many notes case notes to access? Total No. notes accessed = 466 + 209 + 24 = 699 BUT must go to H1 first for pre- biopsy/presenting PSA

8. Information Projects Team Radical therapies for prostate cancer October 2001 Timescales For The Main Study Main study data collection October 2001 - Jun 2002 Data analysis, steering group meeting and further analysis July - August 2002 Draft report writing and comment by steering group Autumn 2002 Report disseminated end 2002 - early 2003

9. Information Projects Team Radical therapies for prostate cancer October 2001 New report format Executive summary Report + data on NYCRIS website www.nycris.org.uk