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Global over time. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
Every record
6 records · 1 region · 2016–2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global 6 records | |||
| 2025 | 62% | IQVIA · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| 2025 | 62% | IQVIA · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| 2023 | 60% | IQVIA · 31 Dec 2023 | |
| 2023 | 60% | IQVIA · 31 Dec 2023 | |
| 2016 | 72% | IQVIA · 31 Dec 2016 | |
| 2016 | 72% | IQVIA · 31 Dec 2016 | |
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- Definition
- Percentage of Phase I clinical trial starts that evaluate small molecule drugs.
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- One slice of Clinical trial starts ( form: share, segment: phase 1 small molecule ) . Total number of clinical trials initiated during a given period. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 2 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global R&D Trends 2026 | IQVIA | — | 3 |
| Global R&D Trends 2026 | IQVIA | — | 3 |
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- Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · alz
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- Autoimmune cell therapy and T-cell engager trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · autoimmune
- Cardiometabolic RNA and next-generation lipid drug trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · rnacv
- GLP-1, incretin multi-agonist and amylin trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · glp1
- Gene editing trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · gene
- Inflammatory bowel disease drug trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · ibd
- KRAS and RAS inhibitor trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · kras
- Oncology bispecific antibody trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · bsab
- Radioligand therapy trial starts 21 clinicaltrials gov registry · by start date · rlt
- Large company small molecule share of Phase I clinical trial starts 4 large company phase 1 small molecule
- Multi-country oncology trial starts 3 multi country oncology
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What is the latest phase I small molecule clinical trial share?
Global: 62% in 2025.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Phase I small molecule clinical trial share [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/phase-i-small-molecule-clinical-trial-share
"Phase I small molecule clinical trial share." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/phase-i-small-molecule-clinical-trial-share. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Phase I small molecule clinical trial share." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/phase-i-small-molecule-clinical-trial-share.
@misc{statorigin_phase_i_small_molecule_clinical_trial_share_2026, title = {Phase I small molecule clinical trial share}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/phase-i-small-molecule-clinical-trial-share}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-28} }