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Radical therapies for prostate cancer. Cathy Bennett Information Projects Manager. Progress. Pilot study completed - results shown Guidance on our plans for the main study. Main Study Sample. Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer after 7/7/98 and before 1/12/98 N = 506
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Radical therapies for prostate cancer Cathy Bennett Information Projects Manager October 2001
Progress • Pilot study completed - results shown • Guidance on our plans for the main study 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 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 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 October 2001
New report format • Executive summary • Report + data on NYCRIS website www.nycris.org.uk October 2001