Cancer: Clinical Trials
Commons · Question 49619 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason age is used to determine eligibility for cancer clinical trials; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that people aged between 16 and 24 have equitable access to such trials.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 6 May 2025
The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...