Clinical trials play a significant linking role in the industrial chain of innovative drugs.This field in China is confronted with daunting challenges such as insufficient integrated service capacity,lagging digital transformation of key links like patient recruitment,and weak research capabilities in data science,etc.Leveraging digitalization,networking,and intelligence and driven by integrated innovation,this paper proposes new pathways for developing new productive forces in the field of clinical trials by using data as the key production factor.Concurrently,it puts forward relevant suggestions such as pursuing the dual drive of scientific and technological innovation and system innovation,accelerating the training of high-quality interdisciplinary talents,and actively participating in international cooperation and exchanges.The goal is to bring the development of clinical trials in China to a higher level.