This statistic depicts the number of oncology clinical trials starts per year in the U.S. from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested. Since 2012, the number of clinical trial starts using biomarkers has generally increased, especially up to 300 starts using three or more biomarkers.
Annual number of oncology clinical trial starts worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested
(in 1,000)
Number of biomarkers for trials that include both unspecified and specified biomarkers are counted
as per the number of specified biomarkers; trials with only unspecified biomarkers are counted under
one biomarker.
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L.E.K. Consulting, & Personalized Medicine Coalition. (November 26, 2019). Annual number of oncology clinical trial starts worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092716/oncology-clinical-trials-by-number-of-biomarkers-tested-globally/
L.E.K. Consulting, und Personalized Medicine Coalition. "Annual number of oncology clinical trial starts worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested (in 1,000)." Chart. November 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092716/oncology-clinical-trials-by-number-of-biomarkers-tested-globally/
L.E.K. Consulting, Personalized Medicine Coalition. (2019). Annual number of oncology clinical trial starts worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092716/oncology-clinical-trials-by-number-of-biomarkers-tested-globally/
L.E.K. Consulting, and Personalized Medicine Coalition. "Annual Number of Oncology Clinical Trial Starts Worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by Number of Biomarkers Tested (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092716/oncology-clinical-trials-by-number-of-biomarkers-tested-globally/
L.E.K. Consulting & Personalized Medicine Coalition, Annual number of oncology clinical trial starts worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092716/oncology-clinical-trials-by-number-of-biomarkers-tested-globally/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Annual number of oncology clinical trial starts worldwide from 2012 to 2018, by number of biomarkers tested (in 1,000) [Graph], L.E.K. Consulting, & Personalized Medicine Coalition, November 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092716/oncology-clinical-trials-by-number-of-biomarkers-tested-globally/