Explore popular diseases in clinical trials

Check which popular diseases are currently being frequently studied.

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Most popular diseases

The list below features the most popular diseases currently involved in ongoing clinical trials.

Disease Trials
Non-small cell lung cancer 238
Breast cancer 131
Neoplasm 124
Plasma cell myeloma 122
Acute myeloid leukaemia 102
Neoplasm malignant 91
Prostate cancer 89
Colitis ulcerative 87
Obesity 81
Colorectal cancer metastatic 80
Crohn’s disease 76
Dementia Alzheimer’s type 75
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 71
Ovarian cancer 71
Colorectal cancer 69
Dermatitis atopic 66
Malignant melanoma 65
Breast cancer metastatic 65
Hepatocellular carcinoma 63
Triple negative breast cancer 62
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia 60
Asthma 60
Non-small cell lung cancer metastatic 59
Rheumatoid arthritis 58
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck 58
HIV infection 57
Hormone receptor positive HER2 negative breast cancer 55
Osteoarthritis 55
Renal transplant 50
Chronic kidney disease 49
Pancreatic carcinoma 49
Ischaemic stroke 45
Parkinson’s disease 44
Atrial fibrillation 44
Systemic lupus erythematosus 43
Gastric cancer 42
Multiple sclerosis 42
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma 40
Hormone-refractory prostate cancer 40
Bladder cancer 40
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 40
Psoriasis 40
Non-small cell lung cancer stage IV 40
Migraine 39
Endometrial cancer 38
Major depression 38
Psoriatic arthropathy 37
Myelodysplastic syndrome 36
Glioblastoma 36
Transitional cell carcinoma 36
Overweight 36
Cardiac failure 35
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 35
Hormone receptor positive breast cancer 33
Systemic scleroderma 33
Type 1 diabetes mellitus 32
COVID-19 32
Cholangiocarcinoma 32
Schizophrenia 32
Hidradenitis 31
Prostate cancer metastatic 31
Head and neck cancer 31
HER2 positive breast cancer 30
Adenocarcinoma pancreas 30
Myasthenia gravis 30
Cervix carcinoma 29
Coronary artery disease 29
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia 29
Renal cell carcinoma 29
Rectal cancer 29
Pulmonary arterial hypertension 28
Follicular lymphoma 28
Plasma cell myeloma refractory 28
Pancreatic carcinoma metastatic 27
Oesophageal carcinoma 27
Depression 27
Bladder transitional cell carcinoma 27
Adenocarcinoma gastric 26
Pneumonia 26
Procedural pain 25
Interstitial lung disease 25
Metastatic malignant melanoma 25
B-cell lymphoma 25
Acute myocardial infarction 25
Myelofibrosis 24
Non-small cell lung cancer stage III 24
Colon cancer 24
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 24
Non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIB 24
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 24
Fallopian tube cancer 23
Small cell lung cancer 23
Breast cancer female 23
Sjogren’s syndrome 23
Cardiac amyloidosis 22
Lung neoplasm malignant 22
Sepsis 22
Small cell lung cancer extensive stage 22
Endocrine ophthalmopathy 22
B-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma 22

Diseases starting with r

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    Rubella

    Rubella is a viral infection that usually causes mild symptoms in most people, but it poses a serious threat to unborn babies when it infects pregnant women, potentially leading to severe birth defects or pregnancy loss.