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Condition (MeSH)

Gastrointestinal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 26,417 trials for Gastrointestinal Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 326.

MeSH D005767 Digestive System Diseases C06
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Phase 1 Phase 1 2,259 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,128 Phase 2 Phase 2 4,478 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 400 Phase 3 Phase 3 2,122 Phase 4 Phase 4 1,108 Not applicable Not applicable 7,969 Observational Observational 6,893 Phase 1 Phase 1 2,259 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,128 Phase 2 Phase 2 4,478 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 400 Phase 3 Phase 3 2,122 Phase 4 Phase 4 1,108 Not applicable Not applicable 7,969 Observational Observational 6,893

Trials per phase

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547 of the 26,417 trials are tagged with Gastrointestinal Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Gastrointestinal Diseases 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. 47 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, Unknown)

Top of scale: 1,713

1990: 5 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 1991: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1992: 6 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 1993: 17 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 12, Phase 2 1) 1994: 16 trials (Observational 3, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 1) 1995: 29 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 6) 1996: 38 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 13, Phase 1 4) 1997: 54 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 9, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 9) 1998: 73 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 12) 1999: 88 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 24, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 14) 2000: 155 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 28, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 50, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 20) 2001: 166 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 38, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 23) 2002: 233 trials (Observational 44, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 43, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 74, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 15) 2003: 282 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 33, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 60, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 82, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 24) 2004: 359 trials (Other 1, Observational 52, Not applicable 45, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 65, Phase 2/3 10, Phase 2 111, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 28) 2005: 451 trials (Observational 73, Not applicable 66, Phase 4 49, Phase 3 75, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 117, Phase 1/2 20, Phase 1 44) 2006: 584 trials (Observational 106, Not applicable 98, Phase 4 38, Phase 3 97, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 153, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 54) 2007: 647 trials (Observational 153, Not applicable 123, Phase 4 48, Phase 3 84, Phase 2/3 10, Phase 2 143, Phase 1/2 28, Phase 1 58) 2008: 683 trials (Observational 159, Not applicable 136, Phase 4 43, Phase 3 96, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 144, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 60) 2009: 752 trials (Observational 189, Not applicable 175, Phase 4 40, Phase 3 78, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 148, Phase 1/2 35, Phase 1 72) 2010: 820 trials (Other 1, Observational 217, Not applicable 186, Phase 4 40, Phase 3 63, Phase 2/3 18, Phase 2 168, Phase 1/2 42, Phase 1 85) 2011: 825 trials (Observational 222, Not applicable 173, Phase 4 50, Phase 3 88, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 168, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 74) 2012: 904 trials (Observational 250, Not applicable 240, Phase 4 55, Phase 3 76, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 174, Phase 1/2 34, Phase 1 61) 2013: 907 trials (Observational 225, Not applicable 295, Phase 4 55, Phase 3 78, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 139, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 71) 2014: 987 trials (Observational 250, Not applicable 291, Phase 4 58, Phase 3 97, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 139, Phase 1/2 41, Phase 1 94) 2015: 1,067 trials (Observational 272, Not applicable 369, Phase 4 52, Phase 3 90, Phase 2/3 22, Phase 2 146, Phase 1/2 37, Phase 1 79) 2016: 1,141 trials (Observational 290, Not applicable 400, Phase 4 59, Phase 3 85, Phase 2/3 21, Phase 2 141, Phase 1/2 41, Phase 1 104) 2017: 1,258 trials (Observational 348, Not applicable 445, Phase 4 40, Phase 3 70, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 173, Phase 1/2 59, Phase 1 104) 2018: 1,284 trials (Observational 341, Not applicable 433, Phase 4 43, Phase 3 99, Phase 2/3 21, Phase 2 182, Phase 1/2 61, Phase 1 104) 2019: 1,331 trials (Observational 387, Not applicable 454, Phase 4 41, Phase 3 60, Phase 2/3 16, Phase 2 211, Phase 1/2 60, Phase 1 102) 2020: 1,429 trials (Observational 456, Not applicable 455, Phase 4 37, Phase 3 91, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 181, Phase 1/2 70, Phase 1 127) 2021: 1,546 trials (Observational 467, Not applicable 541, Phase 4 42, Phase 3 90, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 203, Phase 1/2 56, Phase 1 130) 2022: 1,591 trials (Observational 468, Not applicable 572, Phase 4 46, Phase 3 65, Phase 2/3 23, Phase 2 225, Phase 1/2 69, Phase 1 123) 2023: 1,668 trials (Observational 476, Not applicable 614, Phase 4 44, Phase 3 67, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 239, Phase 1/2 68, Phase 1 140) 2024: 1,713 trials (Observational 473, Not applicable 619, Phase 4 50, Phase 3 79, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 269, Phase 1/2 68, Phase 1 140) 2025: 1,600 trials (Observational 432, Not applicable 550, Phase 4 39, Phase 3 82, Phase 2/3 18, Phase 2 278, Phase 1/2 63, Phase 1 138)

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) 1,443
2025 1,600
2024 1,713
2023 1,668
2022 1,591
2021 1,546
2020 1,429
2019 1,331
2018 1,284
2017 1,258

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 1,800 trials starting in 2026 and about 1,600 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 2,776 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 27 months across 14,445 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Gastrointestinal Diseases trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 2,259
Phase 1/2 1,128
Phase 2 4,478
Phase 2/3 400
Phase 3 2,122
Phase 4 1,108
Not applicable 7,969
Observational 6,893
Expanded access 59
Unknown 1

How many Gastrointestinal 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 1,397
Recruiting 3,612
Enrolling by invitation 241
Active, not recruiting 1,087
Available 17

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Gastrointestinal Diseases trials? (5)

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) 326
AstraZeneca 212
Takeda 175
Pfizer 142
Hoffmann-La Roche 131

Which drugs are being tested for Gastrointestinal Diseases? (8)

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 713
"Capecitabine" 559
Irinotecan 481
Calcium Leucovorin 415
CETUXIMAB 342

Interventions as named in the registry (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Fluorouracile 694
Bevacizumab 1 451
Cisplatin 1 281
Radiation Therapy 173
Nexium Pill 159

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 Gastrointestinal 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
Pneumonia 3,462 531
Vomiting 3,198 608
Abdominal pain 2,943 588
Diarrhoea 2,914 390
Crohn's disease 2,597 120

Which publications cover Gastrointestinal Diseases? (1,550)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (8)

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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