Oncology trial starts growth over last decade

Oncology trials represent a significant portion (41%) of all clinical trials1 and, after reaching historic levels in 2021, declined through 2023 and rebounded slightly to 2,162 in 2024, up 12% from the number of trials started in 2019 and up 58% over the last decade.

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IQVIA Institute. (2024). Global Oncology Trends 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-oncology-trends-2025. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KWYJ60D6VP3WCTJ3WAX8R7911Z

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IQVIA Institute. "Global Oncology Trends 2025." 2024, https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-oncology-trends-2025. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KWYJ60D6VP3WCTJ3WAX8R7911Z.

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IQVIA Institute. "Global Oncology Trends 2025." 2024. https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-oncology-trends-2025. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KWYJ60D6VP3WCTJ3WAX8R7911Z.

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@misc{iqvia2024oncologyr7911z, author = {{IQVIA Institute}}, title = {Global Oncology Trends 2025}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KWYJ60D6VP3WCTJ3WAX8R7911Z}, note = {Original source: https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-oncology-trends-2025. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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