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Condition (MeSH)

Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 76,875 trials for Pathologic Processes or a narrower condition beneath it. GlaxoSmithKline has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 545.

MeSH D010335 Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms C23
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Phase 1 Phase 1 5,157 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 2,282 Phase 2 Phase 2 7,986 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1,078 Phase 3 Phase 3 5,677 Phase 4 Phase 4 6,093 Not applicable Not applicable 26,326 Observational Observational 22,123 Phase 1 Phase 1 5,157 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 2,282 Phase 2 Phase 2 7,986 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1,078 Phase 3 Phase 3 5,677 Phase 4 Phase 4 6,093 Not applicable Not applicable 26,326 Observational Observational 22,123

Trials per phase (log scale)

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189 of the 76,875 trials are tagged with Pathologic Processes itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Pathologic Processes 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. 169 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: 4,856

1990: 27 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 1991: 37 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1 2) 1992: 48 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 11, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 1993: 66 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 18, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 1994: 70 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1 6) 1995: 128 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 13) 1996: 109 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 23, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 28, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 9) 1997: 147 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 29, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 24, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 23) 1998: 215 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 26, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 36, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 56, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 30) 1999: 303 trials (Observational 64, Not applicable 26, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 47, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 84, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 54) 2000: 360 trials (Observational 82, Not applicable 52, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 61, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 80, Phase 1/2 17, Phase 1 43) 2001: 425 trials (Observational 81, Not applicable 61, Phase 4 33, Phase 3 71, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 99, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 48) 2002: 527 trials (Observational 75, Not applicable 69, Phase 4 73, Phase 3 126, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 114, Phase 1/2 25, Phase 1 38) 2003: 743 trials (Other 1, Observational 139, Not applicable 107, Phase 4 111, Phase 3 135, Phase 2/3 24, Phase 2 144, Phase 1/2 40, Phase 1 42) 2004: 952 trials (Observational 173, Not applicable 145, Phase 4 139, Phase 3 156, Phase 2/3 24, Phase 2 191, Phase 1/2 43, Phase 1 81) 2005: 1,282 trials (Observational 246, Not applicable 218, Phase 4 149, Phase 3 195, Phase 2/3 29, Phase 2 277, Phase 1/2 63, Phase 1 105) 2006: 1,475 trials (Other 3, Observational 297, Not applicable 245, Phase 4 202, Phase 3 217, Phase 2/3 37, Phase 2 279, Phase 1/2 53, Phase 1 142) 2007: 1,741 trials (Other 1, Observational 356, Not applicable 336, Phase 4 236, Phase 3 217, Phase 2/3 44, Phase 2 321, Phase 1/2 70, Phase 1 160) 2008: 1,918 trials (Other 1, Observational 441, Not applicable 401, Phase 4 245, Phase 3 223, Phase 2/3 43, Phase 2 307, Phase 1/2 80, Phase 1 177) 2009: 2,127 trials (Other 1, Observational 506, Not applicable 493, Phase 4 254, Phase 3 242, Phase 2/3 41, Phase 2 321, Phase 1/2 80, Phase 1 189) 2010: 2,278 trials (Observational 611, Not applicable 557, Phase 4 242, Phase 3 220, Phase 2/3 32, Phase 2 339, Phase 1/2 84, Phase 1 193) 2011: 2,482 trials (Observational 673, Not applicable 655, Phase 4 255, Phase 3 255, Phase 2/3 38, Phase 2 310, Phase 1/2 86, Phase 1 210) 2012: 2,584 trials (Other 1, Observational 654, Not applicable 713, Phase 4 282, Phase 3 293, Phase 2/3 34, Phase 2 340, Phase 1/2 79, Phase 1 188) 2013: 2,662 trials (Other 2, Observational 682, Not applicable 838, Phase 4 270, Phase 3 239, Phase 2/3 39, Phase 2 301, Phase 1/2 94, Phase 1 197) 2014: 3,018 trials (Observational 840, Not applicable 949, Phase 4 300, Phase 3 247, Phase 2/3 50, Phase 2 314, Phase 1/2 101, Phase 1 217) 2015: 3,171 trials (Other 3, Observational 912, Not applicable 1,042, Phase 4 337, Phase 3 243, Phase 2/3 64, Phase 2 279, Phase 1/2 88, Phase 1 203) 2016: 3,310 trials (Other 2, Observational 973, Not applicable 1,165, Phase 4 289, Phase 3 205, Phase 2/3 57, Phase 2 312, Phase 1/2 84, Phase 1 223) 2017: 3,560 trials (Other 3, Observational 1,106, Not applicable 1,360, Phase 4 266, Phase 3 206, Phase 2/3 46, Phase 2 289, Phase 1/2 79, Phase 1 205) 2018: 3,797 trials (Other 2, Observational 1,214, Not applicable 1,432, Phase 4 288, Phase 3 209, Phase 2/3 44, Phase 2 311, Phase 1/2 98, Phase 1 199) 2019: 4,052 trials (Other 2, Observational 1,296, Not applicable 1,578, Phase 4 266, Phase 3 210, Phase 2/3 40, Phase 2 329, Phase 1/2 95, Phase 1 236) 2020: 4,055 trials (Other 2, Observational 1,468, Not applicable 1,465, Phase 4 233, Phase 3 189, Phase 2/3 41, Phase 2 311, Phase 1/2 120, Phase 1 226) 2021: 4,725 trials (Observational 1,536, Not applicable 1,829, Phase 4 286, Phase 3 243, Phase 2/3 60, Phase 2 368, Phase 1/2 120, Phase 1 283) 2022: 4,656 trials (Other 3, Observational 1,505, Not applicable 1,940, Phase 4 242, Phase 3 205, Phase 2/3 50, Phase 2 319, Phase 1/2 119, Phase 1 273) 2023: 4,856 trials (Observational 1,551, Not applicable 2,100, Phase 4 236, Phase 3 199, Phase 2/3 49, Phase 2 311, Phase 1/2 119, Phase 1 291) 2024: 4,843 trials (Observational 1,527, Not applicable 2,112, Phase 4 262, Phase 3 182, Phase 2/3 47, Phase 2 326, Phase 1/2 107, Phase 1 280) 2025: 4,775 trials (Observational 1,399, Not applicable 2,120, Phase 4 246, Phase 3 197, Phase 2/3 47, Phase 2 372, Phase 1/2 118, Phase 1 276)

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) 4,648
2025 4,775
2024 4,843
2023 4,856
2022 4,656
2021 4,725
2020 4,055
2019 4,052
2018 3,797
2017 3,560

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 5,700 trials starting in 2026 and about 5,000 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 6,501 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 22 months across 45,411 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Pathologic Processes trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 5,157
Phase 1/2 2,282
Phase 2 7,986
Phase 2/3 1,078
Phase 3 5,677
Phase 4 6,093
Not applicable 26,326
Observational 22,123
Expanded access 136
Unknown 17

How many Pathologic Processes 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 3,951
Recruiting 8,916
Enrolling by invitation 662
Active, not recruiting 2,785
Available 32

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Pathologic Processes 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
GlaxoSmithKline 545
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 491
AstraZeneca 485
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 453
Boehringer Ingelheim 362

Which drugs are being tested for Pathologic Processes? (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
Cytoxan 614
RITUXIMAB 439
+/- Bupivacaine HCl 338
DEXMEDETOMIDINE 308
PEMBROLIZUMAB 200

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Dexamethasone/Dexamethasone acetate 535
SQ Fludarabine 512
Ribavirine 361
acid tranexamic 292
A3: Acetaminophen (Tylenol caplets®, from Janssen-Cilag, S.A. de C.V.) 242

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 Pathologic Processes 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 24,928 1,875
Other 18,938 43
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 17,275 689
Sepsis 8,115 1,298
Atrial fibrillation 7,428 941

Sub-conditions in MeSH (60)

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

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