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Condition (MeSH)

Bile Duct Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,040 trials for Bile Duct Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 27.

MeSH D001649 Digestive System Diseases C06
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Phase 1 Phase 1 106 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 34 Phase 2 Phase 2 187 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 24 Phase 3 Phase 3 100 Phase 4 Phase 4 49 Not applicable Not applicable 241 Observational Observational 283 Phase 1 Phase 1 106 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 34 Phase 2 Phase 2 187 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 24 Phase 3 Phase 3 100 Phase 4 Phase 4 49 Not applicable Not applicable 241 Observational Observational 283

Trials per phase

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50 of the 1,040 trials are tagged with Bile Duct Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Bile Duct Diseases trials start? (34)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 1 trial is registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 71

1992: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 1994: 4 trials (Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 1995: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1996: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1997: 7 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 1 4) 1998: 10 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 6) 1999: 7 trials (Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2000: 15 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2001: 8 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2002: 10 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 1) 2003: 13 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 3) 2004: 17 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2005: 18 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2006: 21 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 2) 2007: 22 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2008: 25 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2009: 28 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 4) 2010: 34 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2011: 31 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2012: 25 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 3) 2013: 32 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3) 2014: 38 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 1) 2015: 43 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2016: 52 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 3) 2017: 53 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 7) 2018: 44 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 2) 2019: 48 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 18, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2020: 54 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2021: 71 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 24, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2022: 53 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 4) 2023: 63 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 2024: 69 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2025: 51 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 6)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 48
2025 51
2024 69
2023 63
2022 53
2021 71
2020 54
2019 48
2018 44
2017 53

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 60 trials starting in 2026 and about 56 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 79 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 29 months across 570 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Bile Duct Diseases trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 106
Phase 1/2 34
Phase 2 187
Phase 2/3 24
Phase 3 100
Phase 4 49
Not applicable 241
Observational 283
Expanded access 16

How many Bile Duct Diseases trials are recruiting? (12)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 39
Recruiting 143
Enrolling by invitation 6
Active, not recruiting 43
Available 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Bile Duct Diseases trials? (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 27
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 24
Gilead Sciences 17
Intercept Pharmaceuticals 14
Ipsen 12

Which drugs are being tested for Bile Duct Diseases? (9)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Ursodeoxycholic Acid 43
"Capecitabine" 21
LUM001 21
Obeticholic Acid 15
OXALIPLATIN 13

Interventions as named in the registry (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Gemcitabine/Gemzar 29
OMEGAVEN 10%® 23
Cisplatin 1 15
Fenofibrate IDD-P (Insoluble Drug Delivery-Micro Particle) 13
Vancomycin 1.1% 12

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Bile Duct Diseases trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Cholangitis 202 22
Infectious 117 2
Sepsis 108 32
Blood Stream Infection 88 1
Abdominal pain 84 30

Which publications cover Bile Duct Diseases? (115)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (6)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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