Oncology & Hematology

Accelerate oncology 
breakthroughs.

As oncology development grows more complex, sponsors need partners who can turn insight into action. As a global CRO for oncology and hematology clinical trials, IQVIA combines therapeutic expertise, regulatory intelligence, and global execution to help sponsors make informed decisions, reduce risk, and accelerate the path from development to commercialization.

Turning Insight into Impact Across the Oncology Lifecycle

Your scientific breakthroughs deserve a new approach to development

By making intelligent connections, we bring innovation to the needs of today’s oncology development to help you focus on the patient, manage trial complexity, and increase predictability and speed. IQVIA helps you

  • Integrate biomarker strategies, operations and partners from development plans through trial execution
  • Design and execute adaptive and novel trial designs
  • Use patient insights to improve trial design, speed recruitment and reduce patient burden
  • Plan and execute cell and gene therapy programs with specialized expertise and resources 
  • Optimize development plans by applying real world and commercial insights in clinical strategies and forecasting scenarios
  • Apply AI and machine learning to improve trial efficiency and patient safety

Explore our Oncology capabilities

Site networks and precision recruitment

Established relationships with expert centers and community oncology networks to support first in human novel trial designs and expedite study startup. Anonymized oncology patient information (EMR, longitudinal prescription, claims, genomic and biomedical global data) collected directly from oncology specialists that make it possible to find both site-based patients and directly identified participants outside of the site’s known population.

Medical and clinical development expertise

Therapeutic medical experts with direct industry and investigator experience to help guide clinical development and trial strategy. End-to-end solutions for pre-approval validation, IND/CTA filings, early phase design and dose optimization. Late-Phase design including real-world applications for long-term follow up, market strategy and product launch.

Specialized delivery and study management

Oncology dedicated strategy and delivery team including specific offerings in early phase oncology, cell and gene therapy and radiopharmaceuticals. Project leadership expertise with multi-disciplinary study teams to reduce risk, increase patient safety and maximize efficacy for effective drug development.

Regulatory and drug development strategy

Provide deep insights from all global regulatory agencies (FDA, CDER, EMA, PMDA, MHRA, NMPA, and TGA) for clinical development programs to enable a view of the cross-functional strategies needed for drug development. Keep up to date with relevant changes in the regulatory landscape and act proactively.

End-to-end lab solutions

Comprehensive lab solutions from discovery to commercial from one provider. Development and deployment of companion diagnostics. Expertise in all hematopathology modalities (IHC, Flow, FISH, etc.) and anatomic pathology. Global molecular and genomic services with dedicated staff in US, China, UK and Singapore.

Real-world data and commercialization

Access non-identified, integrated global data from more than 15 million oncology patients over 10 years in at least 30 primary cancers, including EMR and genomics data. Improve overall market performance by integrating deep oncology expertise with data, analytics and technology.

Early phase oncology

Oncology drug development is shifting from a drug-centered approach to a patient-centered one. From dose escalation through dose optimization, IQVIA's expertise helps you navigate the evolving oncology landscape and make informed decisions quickly.

  • 690+ Phase I-II studies since 2016
  • Dedicated clinical and operational experts for trial design strategy and execution.
  • Technology solutions for enhanced cohort planning and management.
  • Established global network of qualified Phase I oncology sites working in close alignment for fast site activation and better patient recruitment.
  • Modeling and simulation of multiple datasets to identify optimal dose of targeted therapies.
  • End-to-end laboratory services from IQVIA Laboratories for biomarker services, assay validation and development of companion diagnostics.

Leader in Hematology and Oncology Clinical Development

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
46

Regulatory approvals (FDA, PMDA, MHRA, EC) across 14 indications in oncology from 2020-2023

ONCOLOGY DRUGS
84%

Of FDA-approved oncology drugs between 2016 and 2024 involved IQVIA

HEMATOLOGY DRUGS
95%

Of FDA-approved hematology drugs between 2016 and 2024 involved IQVIA

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Leverage the power of real world evidence

In today's competitive environment, drug development program success needs the right evidence to demonstrate value. As acceptance of RWE grows across healthcare, new opportunities continue to emerge. Through advanced analytics, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, coupled with our oncology expertise, IQVIA helps sponsors generate and disseminate the right RWE, to meet stakeholder needs with confidence.
Explore our collection of hematology and oncology insights
Discover the latest hematology and oncology clinical research trends and perspectives from IQVIA experts that can help you prepare for successful drug development.
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Therapeutic expertise that is hands-on and hand-selected for biotech

Therapeutically aligned solutions to advance your clinical program to the next milestone.

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Frequently asked questions

Hematology development requires experience across a broad range of diseases and evolving therapeutic approaches. Over the past five years, IQVIA has supported more than 300 hematologic cancer trials and more than 150 studies in non-malignant blood disorders worldwide. In addition, 95% of FDA-approved hematology drugs since 2016 have involved IQVIA support.

Oncology and hematology programs demand specialized expertise and coordinated support across every stage of development, from early phase studies through regulatory approval. IQVIA combines biomarker strategy, adaptive trial design, patient-centered recruitment, real-world evidence, and advanced analytics to help sponsors address these challenges.

IQVIA has supported programs of varying sizes and complexities, with involvement in 84% of FDA-approved oncology drugs and 95% of FDA-approved hematology drugs since 2016.  Explore more oncology insights from our team of experience subject matter experts.

Developing hematology therapies often requires specialized expertise, global coordination, and the ability to address the unique challenges of both blood cancers and non-malignant blood disorders. IQVIA supports programs from first-in-human studies through global registration, with specialists spanning the full spectrum of hematologic diseases.

Support includes advanced lab and biomarker services, global site networks, adaptive trial designs, and specialized technologies to help sponsors navigate the complexities of hematology development and work toward improved patient outcomes.

Oncology programs vary widely in complexity, modality, and stage of development. IQVIA supports clinical trials across all phases, from Phase I through Phase III/IV, including both treatment and prevention studies.

Experience spans immuno-oncology, targeted therapies, cell and gene therapies, pediatric oncology, and rare cancers, helping sponsors address diverse development challenges.

Bringing oncology therapies from concept to commercialization requires coordination across multiple stages of development. IQVIA supports programs end to end, beginning with trial planning and design, including protocol development and IND/CTA filings, and extending through site selection, patient recruitment, and trial execution.

Additional support includes specialty lab and biomarker services, regulatory oversight, and post-trial activities such as real-world evidence generation and commercialization insights. IQVIA’s scale of expertise and technology, can help you bring treatments to those in need, faster.

Modern oncology development requires integrating scientific, operational, and patient-focused strategies throughout the trial lifecycle. IQVIA can help you incorporate biomarker strategies, apply patient insights, execute adaptive trial designs, and deliver cell and gene therapy programs.

Development plans can also be informed by real-world and commercial insights, with AI and machine learning capabilities helping improve trial efficiency and support patient safety.