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Condition (MeSH)

Ovarian Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,939 trials for Ovarian Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 190.

MeSH D010049 Urogenital Diseases C12 C19
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Phase 1 Phase 1 908 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 402 Phase 2 Phase 2 994 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 52 Phase 3 Phase 3 362 Phase 4 Phase 4 188 Not applicable Not applicable 1,015 Observational Observational 1,009 Phase 1 Phase 1 908 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 402 Phase 2 Phase 2 994 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 52 Phase 3 Phase 3 362 Phase 4 Phase 4 188 Not applicable Not applicable 1,015 Observational Observational 1,009

Trials per phase

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43 of the 4,939 trials are tagged with Ovarian Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Ovarian 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. 6 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

Top of scale: 297

1990: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 1991: 7 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 2) 1992: 7 trials (Observational 4, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 2) 1993: 5 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 4) 1994: 9 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 1995: 10 trials (Observational 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 5) 1996: 17 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 1997: 26 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 1998: 43 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 20, Phase 1 11) 1999: 54 trials (Observational 8, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 22, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 10) 2000: 50 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 7, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 14) 2001: 62 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 14) 2002: 67 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 11, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 9) 2003: 87 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 34, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 12) 2004: 95 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 18) 2005: 102 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 36, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 17) 2006: 136 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 22, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 50, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 18) 2007: 147 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 47, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 30) 2008: 135 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 40, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 25) 2009: 141 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 24) 2010: 146 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 31, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 42, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 27) 2011: 145 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 22, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 27, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 40) 2012: 174 trials (Observational 43, Not applicable 33, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 22) 2013: 147 trials (Observational 38, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 12, Phase 2 28, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 26) 2014: 154 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 41, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 34) 2015: 182 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 52, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 11, Phase 2 35, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 35) 2016: 218 trials (Observational 54, Not applicable 46, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 36, Phase 1/2 19, Phase 1 36) 2017: 222 trials (Observational 48, Not applicable 44, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 22, Phase 1 52) 2018: 217 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 48, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 45, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 40) 2019: 218 trials (Observational 47, Not applicable 37, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 50) 2020: 222 trials (Observational 53, Not applicable 53, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 16, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 19, Phase 1 36) 2021: 297 trials (Observational 71, Not applicable 72, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 39, Phase 1/2 32, Phase 1 58) 2022: 281 trials (Observational 74, Not applicable 74, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 43, Phase 1/2 20, Phase 1 53) 2023: 270 trials (Observational 61, Not applicable 75, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 41, Phase 1/2 28, Phase 1 39) 2024: 277 trials (Observational 75, Not applicable 58, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 46, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 55) 2025: 277 trials (Observational 63, Not applicable 80, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 28, Phase 1 39)

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) 246
2025 277
2024 277
2023 270
2022 281
2021 297
2020 222
2019 218
2018 217
2017 222

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 300 trials starting in 2026 and about 280 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 560 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 34 months across 2,825 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Ovarian Diseases trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 908
Phase 1/2 402
Phase 2 994
Phase 2/3 52
Phase 3 362
Phase 4 188
Not applicable 1,015
Observational 1,009
Expanded access 9

How many Ovarian Diseases trials are recruiting? (13)

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 207
Recruiting 684
Enrolling by invitation 14
Active, not recruiting 271
Available 4

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Ovarian 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) 190
Gynecologic Oncology Group 77
AstraZeneca 64
Eli Lilly and Company 31
Pfizer 26

Which drugs are being tested for Ovarian Diseases? (4)

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
(nab)-paclitaxel 335
PEMBROLIZUMAB 103
TOPOTECAN 93
Cytoxan 90

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
or carboplatin 310
Bevacizumab 1 183
1% Metformin 147
Gemcitabine/Gemzar 100
Cisplatin 1 89

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 Ovarian 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
Vomiting 1,196 249
Abdominal pain 954 200
Small intestinal obstruction 895 176
Nausea 888 235
Anaemia 878 138

Which publications cover Ovarian Diseases? (177)

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.

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Not measured: delivery record.

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

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