Realistically you are looking at five years before any approval. The chance of success is <8% (on average).
The median phase III trial in their data set cost $21.4 million, they reported last year in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. The median phase II trial cost $8.6 million, and the median phase I trial cost $3.4 million, they also reported.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrd.2018.198
From the FDAStep 3: Clinical Research
Phase 2
Study Participants:Up to several hundred people with the disease/condition.
Length of Study: Several months to 2 years
Approximately 33% of drugs move to the next phase
Phase 3
Study Participants:300 to 3,000 volunteers who have the disease or condition
Length of Study: 1 to 4 years
Approximately 25-30% of drugs move to the next phase
https://www.fda.gov/patients/drug-development-process/step-3-clinical-research
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