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Diseases / Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma

Disease

Osteosarcoma is a primary malignant bone tumor characterized by production of immature bone (osteoid) by malignant cells, most often arising in long bones of adolescents and young adults.

Trials
466
Recruiting
85
Completed
205
With results
85

Last revised

Pipeline

Phase by status

PhaseRecruitingNot yetBy invitationActiveCompletedTerminatedWithdrawnSuspendedUnknownApproved for marketingAvailableNo longer availableTotal
Early Phase 1 3114 9
Phase 1 20194910724 102
Phase 1/2 15231654 45
Phase 2 2161974163118 158
Phase 2/3 113 5
Phase 3 2272 13
Phase 4 11 2
Not applicable 62312248 37
Unknown 18312445117121 95

Trials started per year

2021
7
2022
23
2023
22
2024
31
2025
12
2026
23

Conditions studied, by phase

ConditionEarly Phase 1Phase 1Phase 1/2Phase 2Phase 2/3Phase 3Phase 4Not applicableUnknownTotal
Osteosarcoma 91024515851323795 466
Sarcoma 65216692511626 193
Neuroblastoma 1511535356 116
Sarcoma, Ewing 12717321211419 114
Rhabdomyosarcoma 1271438166 93
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral 120535252 70
Wilms Tumor 25523231 59
Medulloblastoma 16322431 49
Chondrosarcoma 26415286 43
Bone Neoplasms 2731211412 42

Most active sponsors

#SponsorTrialsPhase 3
1National Cancer Institute (NCI)542
2Children's Oncology Group283
3Peking University People's Hospital260
4Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center210
5St. Jude Children's Research Hospital190
6M.D. Anderson Cancer Center120
7Emory University80
8Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli70
9Italian Sarcoma Group70
10Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine60

Most studied interventions

#InterventionTrials
1Ifosfamide30
2Methotrexate29
3Doxorubicin26
4Cyclophosphamide24
5Cisplatin22
6Filgrastim18
7Etoposide17
8Gemcitabine16
9Leucovorin14
10Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy12

Evidence

Results reported
41.5%85 of 205 completed
Published
21%43 of 205 completed
Primary endpoint met
25%1 of 4 analyses
Median months to report
13

Documents disclosed

Protocol available
53
Statistical analysis plan
52
PubMed citations
80

Trial profile

Median enrollment
43
Median duration
57months
Countries
39
Study sites
1831

Who is enrolled

Adults
458
Children
378
Older adults
243
Healthy volunteers
11

Median enrollment by phase

Early Phase 1
19
Phase 1
24
Phase 1/2
42
Phase 2
43
Phase 2/3
50
Phase 3
130
Phase 4
210
Not applicable
60
Unknown
100

Where trials run

United States
275
China
58
Canada
37
France
32
Italy
27
Puerto Rico
25
Australia
23
Spain
17
United Kingdom
14
Germany
13

Busiest cities

#CityCountryTrials
1New YorkUnited States82
2HoustonUnited States80
3Los AngelesUnited States64
4BostonUnited States58
5PhiladelphiaUnited States54
6MemphisUnited States52
7CincinnatiUnited States51
8AtlantaUnited States50
9ChicagoUnited States50
10SeattleUnited States50

Terminations

Terminated
41
Withdrawn
15
Suspended
4
Stopped for recruitment
4.1%19 of 466 trials

Stated reasons

Other / unclear
25
Recruitment
19
Business decision
4
Lack of efficacy
4
Funding
4
Regulatory
2
COVID-19
1
Safety
1

Reasons are grouped from the sponsor's own wording with a rule-based classifier; the original text is shown below.

Recently stopped

TrialStatusStated reasonStopped
NCT04539366 Suspended Suspended Other - review of safety data 2040-12-31
NCT05116800 Withdrawn Withdrawn IND withdrawn 2030-08-31
NCT05691478 Suspended Suspended Other - Extend the observation period for current patients 2030-03-20
NCT04824352 Suspended Suspended Because we then tried another trial with radomised design. 2026-04-01
NCT06341712 Terminated Terminated The sponsor has decided to terminate the CabOSTar study due to ongoing recruitment challenges 2026-02-27
NCT05958199 Suspended Suspended Business decision 2025-09-20
NCT06438783 Terminated Terminated This study was closed due to business reasons. Closure was not prompted by any safety or efficacy concerns. 2025-06-18
NCT04544995 Terminated Terminated Sponsor Decision 2025-04-23
NCT03612466 Withdrawn Withdrawn Study withdrawn before any participants could be enrolled. Issues being able to effectively recruit participants into the study. 2024-09-30
NCT04751383 Terminated Terminated Drug supply issues 2024-09-30

Trial records