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 252
Breast cancer 133
Neoplasm 128
Plasma cell myeloma 127
Neoplasm malignant 103
Acute myeloid leukaemia 102
Colitis ulcerative 93
Prostate cancer 91
Colorectal cancer metastatic 86
Obesity 85
Colorectal cancer 77
Ovarian cancer 74
Crohn’s disease 74
Dementia Alzheimer’s type 74
Malignant melanoma 74
Hepatocellular carcinoma 73
Breast cancer metastatic 71
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 67
Dermatitis atopic 66
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia 63
Triple negative breast cancer 63
Rheumatoid arthritis 62
Asthma 59
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck 59
HIV infection 59
Osteoarthritis 56
Non-small cell lung cancer metastatic 56
Hormone receptor positive HER2 negative breast cancer 54
Chronic kidney disease 52
Renal transplant 51
Pancreatic carcinoma 51
Multiple sclerosis 48
Hormone-refractory prostate cancer 47
Ischaemic stroke 46
Parkinson’s disease 46
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 45
Atrial fibrillation 45
Systemic lupus erythematosus 45
Psoriasis 43
Bladder cancer 42
Gastric cancer 41
Non-small cell lung cancer stage IV 41
Migraine 40
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 40
Myelodysplastic syndrome 39
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma 39
Psoriatic arthropathy 38
Prostate cancer metastatic 38
Endometrial cancer 38
Glioblastoma 38
Transitional cell carcinoma 38
Major depression 37
Cardiac failure 37
Overweight 36
Cholangiocarcinoma 35
Myasthenia gravis 34
Type 1 diabetes mellitus 34
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia 34
COVID-19 34
Hormone receptor positive breast cancer 34
Systemic scleroderma 33
Head and neck cancer 33
HER2 positive breast cancer 33
Hidradenitis 32
Schizophrenia 32
Renal cell carcinoma 32
Adenocarcinoma pancreas 31
Plasma cell myeloma refractory 31
Coronary artery disease 30
Rectal cancer 30
Cervix carcinoma 30
Follicular lymphoma 30
Pulmonary arterial hypertension 29
Depression 29
Oesophageal carcinoma 28
Bladder transitional cell carcinoma 28
Pancreatic carcinoma metastatic 28
Metastatic malignant melanoma 28
Small cell lung cancer extensive stage 27
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 26
Interstitial lung disease 26
Non-small cell lung cancer stage III 25
Adenocarcinoma gastric 25
Pneumonia 25
Lung neoplasm malignant 25
Myelofibrosis 25
Soft tissue sarcoma 25
Acute myocardial infarction 25
B-cell lymphoma 24
Fallopian tube cancer 24
Procedural pain 24
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 24
Endocrine ophthalmopathy 24
Colon cancer 23
Sjogren’s syndrome 23
B-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma 23
Conjunctivitis allergic 23
Sepsis 23
Small cell lung cancer 23
Breast cancer female 22

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