This statistic shows the share of drugs in clinical development and regulatory review that have the potential to be first-in-class as of 2016, by therapeutic area. Some 86 percent of Alzheimer's disease drugs in clinical development had the potential to be first-in-class, as of 2016.
Share of products in clinical development and review that had potential to be first-in-class in 2016, by therapeutic area
Characteristic
Percentage of drugs
Alzheimer's disease
86%
Cancer
79%
Psychiatry
75%
Neurology
74%
Cardiovascular
73%
Diabetes
73%
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PhRMA. (July 24, 2018). Share of products in clinical development and review that had potential to be first-in-class in 2016, by therapeutic area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886380/first-in-class-drug-development-by-therapeutic-area/
PhRMA. "Share of products in clinical development and review that had potential to be first-in-class in 2016, by therapeutic area." Chart. July 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886380/first-in-class-drug-development-by-therapeutic-area/
PhRMA. (2018). Share of products in clinical development and review that had potential to be first-in-class in 2016, by therapeutic area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886380/first-in-class-drug-development-by-therapeutic-area/
PhRMA. "Share of Products in Clinical Development and Review That Had Potential to Be First-in-class in 2016, by Therapeutic Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886380/first-in-class-drug-development-by-therapeutic-area/
PhRMA, Share of products in clinical development and review that had potential to be first-in-class in 2016, by therapeutic area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886380/first-in-class-drug-development-by-therapeutic-area/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Share of products in clinical development and review that had potential to be first-in-class in 2016, by therapeutic area [Graph], PhRMA, July 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886380/first-in-class-drug-development-by-therapeutic-area/
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