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Prostate Cancer: Drugs

Commons · Question 12664 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Chris Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the development of a clinical policy relating to the use of abiraterone acetate as a first-line treatment for men with locally advanced high-risk prostate cancer; and w

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Nov 2024

NHS England has developed a policy proposal for abiraterone acetate and prednisolone to be used as a routine commissioning treatment option for high-risk, hormone sensitive, non-metastatic prostate cancer.In line with NHS England’s service development pro...