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New Industry Clinical Trials by Therapeutic Area

Company-led trials newly registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, average per month in the latest calendar year (year to date)

Cancer leads at 97
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Current·Data to 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine). Trials counted in the month ClinicalTrials.gov first posted them. The U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed. A trial can fall in more than one area.

Where pharma and biotech are putting new trials. Cancer has led by a wide margin for years; the other areas show where research money is moving.

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New Industry Trials Registered: Cancer (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Heart and Blood Vessel Disease (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Nervous System Disease (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Mental Health (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Infectious Disease (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Immune System Disease (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Metabolic Disease (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

New Industry Trials Registered: Respiratory Disease (Monthly). Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), API v2, refreshed weekly. Palanor counts and classifies the records as described above; it does not change them. ClinicalTrials.gov disclaimer: the U.S. government does not review or approve the safety and science of all studies listed; sponsors and investigators are responsible for their listings.

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