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Clinical Trial Facts & Figures

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Segmentation of US Clinical Trials by Therapeutic Area
Source: Pharmaprojects

 

Distribution of Global Drug Pipeline by Research Phase
Source: CenterWatch 2010

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Distribution of Active Global R&D Projects by Therapeutic Area
Source: EvaluatePharma 2010

 

Most Active Therapeutic Areas
Source: R&D Directions, 2009


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Drug Development Durations

Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

 

Phase Transition Probabilities for All Drugs
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

 

 

Total Cost to Develop a single Approved Drug
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

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Average Number of Patients Enrolled per Approved Drug
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

 

Estimated Total Number of Volunteers Completing Clinical Trials Annually
Source: CISCRP

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Examples of the Size and Scope of Clinical Trials Leading for Approved Drugs
Source: Getz, The Gift of Participation, 2010

NME Approvals by Molecule Type
Source: Food and Drug Administration

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Active Number of Unique Principal Investigators Filing Form 1572s World Wide
Source: FDA’s Bioresearch Monitoring Information System File (BMIS)


Distribution of FDA-Regulated Investigators World Wide
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

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Average Number of Countries Participating in a Single Clinical Trial by Phase
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

Protocol Complexity and Administration Burden
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

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Industry-Funded Clinical Development Activity Targeting Diseases that affect Diverse Populations
 
–800 medicines for diseases that disproportionately affect American women  in 2010; up from 348 in 2000
 
–581 medicines for diseases that disproportionately affect Hispanic Americans in 2009; up from 245 in 2001
 
–709 new medicines for diseases that disproportionately afflict African Americans in 2009; up from 156 identified medicines in in 1999
 

Sources: FDA; PhRMA

 

Proportion of Volunteers in Clinical Research by Gender
Sources: US Census Bureau; NIH; Tufts CSDD 2010

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Proportion of Volunteers in Clinical Research by Race and Ethnicity
Sources: US Census Bureau; NIH; Tufts CSDD 2010

Mean Cost per Patient in Clinical Trials by Clinical Phase, Worldwide, 2006-2008
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Source: Parexel's Bio/Pharmaceutical R&D Statistical Sourcebook 2009/2010

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Mean Patient Reimbursement Per Visit in Clinical Trials by Phase, Worldwide, 2006-2008
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Source: Parexel's Bio/Pharmaceutical R&D Statistical Sourcebook 2009/2010

 

Mean Patient Reimbursement Per Visit in Clinical Trials by Therapeutic Area, Worldwide, 2006-2008
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Source: Parexel's Bio/Pharmaceutical R&D Statistical Sourcebook 2009/2010

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