South Korea has accounted for a 3.6% share of the global clinical trials activity in 2020, registering a decrease when compared with the last ten-year average of a 4.8% share, according to GlobalData.

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Industry sponsored trials outnumber non-industry sponsored trials in South Korea

Industry sponsored trials held an 81.7% share of all the clinical trials in South Korea in 2020, when compared with the ten-year average of 67.4%. Non-industry sponsored trials accounted for an 18.3% share in 2020 as against the average of 32.6% in the last ten years.

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Top therapy areas for industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea

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Oncology was the leading therapy area for industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea in 2020 with a 39.4% share, as against a five-year average of 34.5% and a ten-year average of 30.9%.

Infectious Disease held a 9.8% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 8.2% and a ten-year average of 8.4%.

Metabolic Disorders held a 9.4% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 11.7% and a ten-year average of 12.1%. Cardiovascular held an 8.9% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 10.0% and a ten-year average of 11.8%.

Gastrointestinal held an 8.2% share, over a five-year average of 8.6% and a ten-year average of 7.7%.

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Top therapy areas for non-industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea

Central Nervous System was the leading therapy area for non-industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea in 2020 with a 30.4% share, as against a five-year average of 33.2% and a ten-year average of 30.1%.

Oncology held a 28.4% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 23.6% and a ten-year average of 23.4%.

Cardiovascular held a 16.9% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 10.4% and a ten-year average of 11.6%. Gastrointestinal held a 10.1% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 9.5% and a ten-year average of 10.4%.

Musculoskeletal Disorders held an 8.1% share, over a five-year average of 8.3% and a ten-year average of 6.2%.

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Phase II trials lead industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea in 2020

Phase II trials held a 37.6% share of industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea in 2020, over a five-year average of 31.9% and a ten-year average of 27.9%.

Phase III trials held a 31.7% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 36.1% and a ten-year average of 37.4%. Phase I trials held a 19.7% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 17.9% and a ten-year average of 17.9%.

Phase IV trials held an 11.1% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 14.2% and a ten-year average of 16.7%.

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Phase II trials lead non-industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea in 2020

Phase II trials held a 56.8% share of non-industry sponsored clinical trials in South Korea in 2020, over a five-year average of 64.8% and a ten-year average of 60.0%.

Phase IV trials held a 27.7% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 22.9% and a ten-year average of 24.7%. Phase III trials held an 8.8% share, compared to a five-year average of 6.6% and a ten-year average of 9.3%.

Phase I held a 6.8% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 5.7% and a ten-year average of 6.1%.

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Methodology:

The clinical trials data used for the analyses were extracted from the Clinical Trials Database of GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center. Clinical Trials are sourced from numerous government, non-government and company clinical trial registries worldwide alongside clinical research publications, scientific conferences, company websites, SEC filings and more. The information is gathered by a combination of automation and secondary research to ensure accuracy and validity. A small number of Phase 0, Phase I/II, Phase II/III, and Phase III/IV trials were combined with Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV trials, respectively.