Clinical trials
Phase 3 trials in Japan
Search ClinicalTrials.gov registrations by keyword, then narrow by condition, phase, status, country and start year.
3,577 trials match Source: ClinicalTrials.gov registrations
Trials started per year
By phase, 2000 to 2026.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 27 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 30 |
| 2006 | 84 |
| 2007 | 86 |
| 2008 | 100 |
| 2009 | 122 |
| 2010 | 130 |
| 2011 | 169 |
| 2012 | 158 |
| 2013 | 143 |
| 2014 | 151 |
| 2015 | 142 |
| 2016 | 160 |
| 2017 | 180 |
| 2018 | 173 |
| 2019 | 182 |
| 2020 | 194 |
| 2021 | 231 |
| 2022 | 209 |
| 2023 | 209 |
| 2024 | 197 |
| 2025 | 219 |
| 2026 | 175 |
Status
Trials by registry status. Select a bar to filter.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Completed | 2,202 |
| Active, not recruiting | 544 |
| Recruiting | 477 |
| Terminated | 269 |
| Unknown status | 41 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 18 |
| Not yet recruiting | 17 |
| Withdrawn | 8 |
| Suspended | 1 |
Top lead sponsors
A sponsor with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 237 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 188 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | 182 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 166 |
| Pfizer | 166 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | 137 |
| Hoffmann-La Roche | 125 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 108 |
| Sanofi | 108 |
| Takeda | 105 |
Top conditions
MeSH conditions the trials were registered with, not their broader categories. A condition with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | 181 |
| Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | 154 |
| Breast Neoplasms | 102 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 81 |
| Neoplasms | 71 |
| Arthritis, Rheumatoid | 65 |
| Asthma | 65 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 59 |
| Obesity | 59 |
| Colitis, Ulcerative | 55 |
Trials
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