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Condition (MeSH)

Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8,780 trials for Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 561.

MeSH D009373 Neoplasms Neoplasm C04
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Phase 1 Phase 1 2,153 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 971 Phase 2 Phase 2 2,478 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 68 Phase 3 Phase 3 462 Phase 4 Phase 4 76 Not applicable Not applicable 1,047 Observational Observational 1,451 Phase 1 Phase 1 2,153 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 971 Phase 2 Phase 2 2,478 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 68 Phase 3 Phase 3 462 Phase 4 Phase 4 76 Not applicable Not applicable 1,047 Observational Observational 1,451

Trials per phase (log scale)

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150 of the 8,780 trials are tagged with Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal 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. 32 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: 461

1990: 6 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1991: 9 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 2) 1992: 9 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2) 1993: 8 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 1994: 16 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 4) 1995: 31 trials (Observational 5, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 1996: 48 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 25, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 12) 1997: 54 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 22, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 15) 1998: 80 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 39, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 17) 1999: 110 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 13, Phase 2 52, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 24) 2000: 107 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 5, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 20, Phase 1 28) 2001: 117 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 13, Phase 2 40, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 35) 2002: 120 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 7, Phase 3 12, Phase 2 43, Phase 1/2 20, Phase 1 31) 2003: 130 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 59, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 21) 2004: 176 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 15, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 68, Phase 1/2 17, Phase 1 39) 2005: 221 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 14, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 87, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 60) 2006: 231 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 91, Phase 1/2 28, Phase 1 52) 2007: 234 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 96, Phase 1/2 22, Phase 1 54) 2008: 257 trials (Observational 58, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 16, Phase 2 92, Phase 1/2 17, Phase 1 56) 2009: 266 trials (Other 1, Observational 34, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 90, Phase 1/2 32, Phase 1 71) 2010: 293 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 15, Phase 2 108, Phase 1/2 38, Phase 1 78) 2011: 289 trials (Observational 43, Not applicable 27, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 91, Phase 1/2 25, Phase 1 81) 2012: 271 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 34, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 75, Phase 1/2 33, Phase 1 67) 2013: 325 trials (Observational 49, Not applicable 38, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 16, Phase 2 101, Phase 1/2 24, Phase 1 91) 2014: 332 trials (Observational 51, Not applicable 41, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 97, Phase 1/2 37, Phase 1 87) 2015: 376 trials (Other 1, Observational 53, Not applicable 50, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 102, Phase 1/2 47, Phase 1 92) 2016: 371 trials (Observational 74, Not applicable 38, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 84, Phase 1/2 43, Phase 1 114) 2017: 401 trials (Observational 67, Not applicable 55, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 120, Phase 1/2 46, Phase 1 90) 2018: 411 trials (Observational 79, Not applicable 60, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 78, Phase 1/2 55, Phase 1 110) 2019: 394 trials (Observational 81, Not applicable 58, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 100, Phase 1/2 44, Phase 1 93) 2020: 403 trials (Observational 72, Not applicable 59, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 97, Phase 1/2 50, Phase 1 106) 2021: 453 trials (Observational 87, Not applicable 72, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 115, Phase 1/2 52, Phase 1 108) 2022: 461 trials (Observational 100, Not applicable 74, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 95, Phase 1/2 49, Phase 1 117) 2023: 407 trials (Observational 91, Not applicable 72, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 74, Phase 1/2 50, Phase 1 91) 2024: 403 trials (Observational 107, Not applicable 69, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 84, Phase 1/2 39, Phase 1 84) 2025: 417 trials (Observational 84, Not applicable 71, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 77, Phase 1/2 48, Phase 1 108)

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) 384
2025 417
2024 403
2023 407
2022 461
2021 453
2020 403
2019 394
2018 411
2017 401

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 410 trials starting in 2026 and about 410 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. 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 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. 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 1,061 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 40 months across 5,198 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 2,153
Phase 1/2 971
Phase 2 2,478
Phase 2/3 68
Phase 3 462
Phase 4 76
Not applicable 1,047
Observational 1,451
Expanded access 74

How many Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal 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 311
Recruiting 1,287
Enrolling by invitation 44
Active, not recruiting 682
Available 19

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal trials? (6)

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) 561
Children's Oncology Group 118
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 107
Bristol-Myers Squibb 92
Hoffmann-La Roche 62

Which drugs are being tested for Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal? (5)

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
PEMBROLIZUMAB 333
NIVOLUMAB 304
Cytoxan 296
IPILIMUMAB 257
Irinotecan 97

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
SOC: Temozolomide 566
Radiation Therapy 266
Bevacizumab 1 223
or carboplatin 187
Etoposid 169

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 Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal 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
Malignant neoplasm progression 2,241 77
Pyrexia 1,970 274
Pneumonia 1,752 295
Fatigue 1,620 366
Vomiting 1,598 485

Which publications cover Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal? (152)

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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