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Table 1 Distribution of studied drug indications for discontinued clinical trials in China

From: General characteristics and reasons for the discontinuation of drug clinical trials in mainland China

Indications of studied drug a

% (n)

Neoplasms

24.7 (77)

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

17.6 (55)

Circulatory system

9.0 (28)

Respiratory system

7.1 (22)

Infectious and parasitic diseases

5.8 (18)

Digestive system

5.8 (18)

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

5.4 (17)

Mental and behavioural disorders

5.1 (16)

Genitourinary system

4.8 (15)

Nervous system

4.5 (14)

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

3.2 (10)

Blood, blood -forming organs,immune mechanism

2.2 (7)

External causes of morbidity and mortality

1.6 (5)

Skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases

1.3 (4)

Eye and adnexa diseases

1.3 (4)

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

0.6 (2)

  1. a: Coded by International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 classification