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. 2024 Jan 2;21(1):e1004332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004332

Table 1. Characteristics of indications in the study sample from China.

Indications supported by randomized controlled trials (N = 76) Number Percent
Cancer site
    Blood 15 20
    Lung 15 20
    Breast 11 14
    Colorectal 5 7
    Renal 5 7
    Other 25 33
Domestically developed
    Yes 19 25
    No 57 75
Priority review
    Yes 37 49
    No 39 51
Administration route
    Intravenous 23 30
    Oral 53 70
First-line therapy
    Yes 30 39
    No 46 61
Blind
    Yes 38 50
    No 38 50
Comparator
    Placebo 25 33
    Active 51 67
Year of approval
    Before 2017 29 38
    2017 and beyond 47 62
Indications supported by single-arm clinical trials (N = 27) Number Percent
Cancer site
    Hematological 14 52
    Non-hematological 13 48
Domestically developed
    Yes 18 67
    No 9 33
Conditional approval
    Yes 19 70
    No 8 30
Administration route
    Intravenous 13 48
    Oral 14 52
First-line therapy
    Yes 4 15
    No 23 85
Year of approval
    Before 2017 4 15
    2017 and beyond 23 85