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Condition (MeSH)

Digestive System Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 21,682 trials for Digestive System Neoplasms or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 482.

MeSH D004067 Neoplasms Neoplasm C04 C06
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Phase 1 Phase 1 2,528 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,427 Phase 2 Phase 2 5,247 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 334 Phase 3 Phase 3 1,612 Phase 4 Phase 4 418 Not applicable Not applicable 4,953 Observational Observational 5,111 Phase 1 Phase 1 2,528 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,427 Phase 2 Phase 2 5,247 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 334 Phase 3 Phase 3 1,612 Phase 4 Phase 4 418 Not applicable Not applicable 4,953 Observational Observational 5,111

Trials per phase

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194 of the 21,682 trials are tagged with Digestive System Neoplasms itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Digestive System Neoplasms trials start? (37)

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. 34 trials are 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
  • Other (Expanded access)

Top of scale: 1,460

1990: 5 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 1991: 7 trials (Observational 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1992: 8 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1993: 15 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 1) 1994: 15 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 1995: 22 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 8, Phase 1 6) 1996: 27 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 14, Phase 1 2) 1997: 52 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 14, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 10) 1998: 83 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 28, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 20) 1999: 104 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 10, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 46, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 13) 2000: 155 trials (Observational 28, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 26, Phase 2 55, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 23) 2001: 160 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 32, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 69, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 24) 2002: 199 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 35, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 85, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 21) 2003: 249 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 37, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 101, Phase 1/2 20, Phase 1 26) 2004: 312 trials (Other 1, Observational 52, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 39, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 119, Phase 1/2 25, Phase 1 35) 2005: 357 trials (Observational 50, Not applicable 41, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 44, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 130, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 44) 2006: 457 trials (Observational 71, Not applicable 50, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 53, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 178, Phase 1/2 26, Phase 1 58) 2007: 510 trials (Other 1, Observational 97, Not applicable 71, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 47, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 164, Phase 1/2 32, Phase 1 70) 2008: 533 trials (Observational 110, Not applicable 85, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 59, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 157, Phase 1/2 38, Phase 1 61) 2009: 604 trials (Observational 110, Not applicable 109, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 42, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 171, Phase 1/2 51, Phase 1 93) 2010: 609 trials (Observational 142, Not applicable 116, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 50, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 40, Phase 1 75) 2011: 661 trials (Observational 138, Not applicable 122, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 60, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 193, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 87) 2012: 686 trials (Observational 171, Not applicable 164, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 41, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 164, Phase 1/2 36, Phase 1 73) 2013: 712 trials (Observational 162, Not applicable 184, Phase 4 29, Phase 3 63, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 146, Phase 1/2 35, Phase 1 85) 2014: 768 trials (Observational 176, Not applicable 181, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 74, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 151, Phase 1/2 51, Phase 1 102) 2015: 852 trials (Observational 197, Not applicable 230, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 74, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 163, Phase 1/2 48, Phase 1 100) 2016: 932 trials (Observational 210, Not applicable 269, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 73, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 157, Phase 1/2 65, Phase 1 121) 2017: 988 trials (Observational 230, Not applicable 287, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 54, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 204, Phase 1/2 73, Phase 1 117) 2018: 1,035 trials (Observational 276, Not applicable 269, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 74, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 207, Phase 1/2 79, Phase 1 104) 2019: 1,119 trials (Observational 295, Not applicable 272, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 71, Phase 2/3 16, Phase 2 242, Phase 1/2 83, Phase 1 126) 2020: 1,192 trials (Observational 318, Not applicable 326, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 80, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 239, Phase 1/2 76, Phase 1 129) 2021: 1,299 trials (Observational 382, Not applicable 340, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 57, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 262, Phase 1/2 74, Phase 1 154) 2022: 1,350 trials (Observational 389, Not applicable 350, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 60, Phase 2/3 25, Phase 2 276, Phase 1/2 89, Phase 1 142) 2023: 1,368 trials (Observational 360, Not applicable 387, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 60, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 291, Phase 1/2 87, Phase 1 146) 2024: 1,460 trials (Observational 398, Not applicable 358, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 67, Phase 2/3 24, Phase 2 353, Phase 1/2 86, Phase 1 155) 2025: 1,358 trials (Observational 326, Not applicable 321, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 70, Phase 2/3 23, Phase 2 350, Phase 1/2 93, Phase 1 157)

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) 1,245
2025 1,358
2024 1,460
2023 1,368
2022 1,350
2021 1,299
2020 1,192
2019 1,119
2018 1,035
2017 988

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 1,600 trials starting in 2026 and about 1,400 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 10 percent and ran about 4 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 25 percent and ran about 15 percent low against the count later registered, and had about 7 percent more error than repeating last year's count. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. A stricter check that trains only on older years did not support adding planned starts for conditions of this size: it ran about 6 percent high against the count later registered. 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 2,793 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 33 months across 10,925 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Digestive System Neoplasms trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 2,528
Phase 1/2 1,427
Phase 2 5,247
Phase 2/3 334
Phase 3 1,612
Phase 4 418
Not applicable 4,953
Observational 5,111
Expanded access 52

How many Digestive System Neoplasms 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 1,261
Recruiting 3,394
Enrolling by invitation 146
Active, not recruiting 1,134
Available 14

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Digestive System Neoplasms trials? (2)

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) 482
Hoffmann-La Roche 153

Which drugs are being tested for Digestive System Neoplasms? (10)

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
OXALIPLATIN 867
"Capecitabine" 719
Irinotecan 557
Calcium Leucovorin 499
CETUXIMAB 364

Interventions as named in the registry (5)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Fluorouracile 841
Gemcitabine/Gemzar 693
Bevacizumab 1 610
Cisplatin 1 411
Radiation Therapy 246

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 Digestive System Neoplasms 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
Vomiting 4,267 794
Abdominal pain 3,905 712
Pneumonia 3,482 524
Diarrhoea 3,421 434
Pyrexia 3,390 507

Which publications cover Digestive System Neoplasms? (115)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (5)

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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