In 2021, 48 percent of clinical drug trials for oncology were in phase II and 13 percent of trials were in phase III. This statistic shows the share of clinical drug trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide during 2021, by trial phase.
Share of clinical trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide in 2021, by trial phase
Terminated trials were excluded from the
analysis. Trials not industry sponsored and device trials were excluded.
Percentage points missing/exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
* Phase II includes Phases I/II, II, IIa, IIb. Phase III includes Phase II/III and III.
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EFPIA. (August 29, 2022). Share of clinical trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide in 2021, by trial phase [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249094/share-of-drug-trials-per-therapeutic-area-started-by-phase-worldwide/
EFPIA. "Share of clinical trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide in 2021, by trial phase." Chart. August 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249094/share-of-drug-trials-per-therapeutic-area-started-by-phase-worldwide/
EFPIA. (2022). Share of clinical trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide in 2021, by trial phase. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249094/share-of-drug-trials-per-therapeutic-area-started-by-phase-worldwide/
EFPIA. "Share of Clinical Trials in The Top Five Therapeutic Areas Started Worldwide in 2021, by Trial Phase." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249094/share-of-drug-trials-per-therapeutic-area-started-by-phase-worldwide/
EFPIA, Share of clinical trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide in 2021, by trial phase Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249094/share-of-drug-trials-per-therapeutic-area-started-by-phase-worldwide/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of clinical trials in the top five therapeutic areas started worldwide in 2021, by trial phase [Graph], EFPIA, August 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249094/share-of-drug-trials-per-therapeutic-area-started-by-phase-worldwide/
