"Clinical Trials as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.
| Descriptor ID |
D002986
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.250.500 N05.715.360.775.088.500 N06.850.520.450.250.250
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clinical Trials as Topic" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clinical Trials as Topic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 1999 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2000 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2001 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2002 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 2003 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 2004 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| 2005 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2006 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 2007 | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| 2008 | 4 | 31 | 35 |
| 2009 | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| 2010 | 9 | 30 | 39 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| 2012 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2013 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 2014 | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 2015 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2016 | 8 | 42 | 50 |
| 2017 | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| 2018 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 2019 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 2020 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2021 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Trials as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Diabetes Across National Cancer Institute Trials That Included PD-1 or PD-L1 Agents. JAMA Oncol. 2026 Feb 01; 12(2):194-199.
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International consensus guidelines for the conduct and reporting of CAR T-cell clinical trials in AML. Blood Adv. 2025 Dec 09; 9(23):6047-6058.
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Defining and measuring tolerability in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult oncology: The essential voices. Cancer. 2025 Oct 15; 131 Suppl 2:e35947.
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Future Goals and Long-term Vision of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium/Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit Network. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 10; 81(Supplement_2):S137-S146.
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Emerging and Pandemic Pathogens: Lessons Learned From a Clinical Research Network. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 10; 81(Supplement_2):S89-S102.
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Intermediate-risk Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: Recommendations for Definitions, Risk Stratification, Management Strategies, and Clinical Trial Design from the International Bladder Cancer Group. Eur Urol Oncol. 2025 Dec; 8(6):1685-1695.
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MRI versus radiography as eligibility screening tool for knee osteoarthritis clinical trials: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025 Oct; 74:152818.
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Blinatumomab use in pediatric B-ALL: where are we now? Blood Adv. 2025 Aug 12; 9(15):3946-3954.
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Unequal representation? A cross-sectional analysis of age, sex, race, and ethnicity in clinical trials of classic psychedelics. J Psychopharmacol. 2025 Sep; 39(9):1014-1022.
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New targets in diabetic retinopathy: addressing limitations of current treatments through the Sema3A/Nrp1 pathway. Eye (Lond). 2025 Dec; 39(18):3209-3217.