Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-09-23 04:47Group 1: Global Drug R&D Pipeline Overview - The global drug R&D pipeline in 2025 has expanded to 23,875 drugs under active development, representing a 7.2% increase from 2024 with an addition of 1,050 drugs, including 4,546 new drugs [7][9][10] - Oncology remains the leading therapeutic area, with 38.8% of new drugs targeting cancer, while 13.8% are focused on neurological diseases [16][18] - The United States and China are significant contributors to the pipeline, with 1,683 and 1,495 new drugs in development, respectively, indicating China's growing role in global drug R&D [11][16] Group 2: Company-Specific Developments - Novartis leads in the number of new candidates added, with 38 new drugs, followed closely by Jiangsu Hengrui with 36 new drugs [10][27] - Pfizer has reclaimed the top position in pipeline size with 271 drugs, followed by Roche with 261 and Novartis with 254 [25][27] - The top 10 companies account for 5.4% of all drugs in development, while the top 25 companies contribute 10.0% [27] Group 3: Pipeline Growth by Phase - The growth in the pipeline is observed across all clinical stages, with Phase I up by 6.8%, Phase II up by 6.3%, and Phase III up by 8.8% [17][14] - Preclinical stage growth is at 1.8%, which is lower than the 5.5% growth seen in 2024 [14] Group 4: Disease Focus and Trends - The top disease focus areas include breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and colorectal cancer, with significant increases in the number of active compounds [30][31] - Type 2 diabetes has returned to the top 10 disease indications, showing a 12.8% increase in pipeline size [34] - The R&D for obesity treatments has seen a notable 43.3% increase, driven by the effects of drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro [37] Group 5: Rare Disease Focus - There are 7,846 drugs for 786 rare diseases under development, with Novartis leading with 132 drugs focused on rare diseases [43][45] - Alimentary/metabolic disorders account for the largest share of rare disorders at 18%, while cancer dominates in terms of the number of drugs [46]