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Cholelithiasis

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging research
3
Publications
12
Clinical trials
3
Related conditions
1
Related treatments
2022
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Research-associated treatments

Drugs and agents co-studied with this disease across the research literature — associative, not necessarily established treatments. Number shows shared papers.

Clinical trials

11 sponsors · 1 new · 1 completed in the last 12 months (net +1)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
12
All trials
2
Active
8
Late-stage
6
Completed
Late-stage studies
Recently completed

Research activity

3 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20212022
Major themes3
  • Cholecystitis1
  • Cholelithiasis1
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 21
Leading journals3
  • Frontiers in endocrinology1
  • JAMA internal medicine1
  • The New England journal of medicine1
Leading researchers8
  • Batterham RL1
  • Calanna S1
  • Davies M1
  • He L1
  • Huang J1
  • Kushner RF1
  • Li W1
  • Li Y1
Affiliations (unnormalised)3
  • Diabetes Center1
  • Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences1
  • Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of the National Health Commission1

Related conditions

3 matches

Diseases frequently studied alongside this one. Number shows shared papers.

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.