Daiichi Sankyo

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Daiichi Sankyo sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#139 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

236 total trials 29 currently recruiting 167 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Daiichi Sankyo: 236 sponsored US clinical trials, 29 recruiting.

Daiichi Sankyo sponsors 236 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 29 of them currently recruiting, and 167 completed. 71 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 153 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Advanced Solid Tumor, with 7 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Daiichi Sankyo ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#139 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

D 61/100

167 of 189 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (88.4%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Open and recent trials

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COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of the Efficacy and Safety of DU-176b in Preventing Blood Clots in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement

NCT00107900

COMPLETED Phase 2

Placebo and Active Controlled Study of Rivoglitazone in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00143520

COMPLETED Phase 3

Long-Term Study of Safety and Efficacy of WelChol® as an Additional Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00151762

TERMINATED Phase 2

Efficacy of SUN N4057 in Subjects With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Measurable Penumbra on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

NCT00272909

COMPLETED Phase 3

WelChol® With Metformin in Treating Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00147719

COMPLETED Phase 3

WelChol® and Insulin in Treating Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00151749

COMPLETED Phase 3

WelChol® and Sulfonylurea in Treating Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00147758

COMPLETED Phase 4

An Examination of the Safety and Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Increasing Doses of Benicar® and Benicar® HCT in Patients With Hypertension

NCT00185068

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Comparison of the Effect of Olmesartan Medoxomil, Losartan Potassium, and Atenolol on the Ability of Overweight Patients With High Blood Pressure to Respond to Insulin

NCT00185094

COMPLETED Phase 2

DJ-927 as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Progressive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma

NCT00080834

COMPLETED Phase 1

DJ-927 and Capecitabine in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

NCT00077077

TERMINATED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of the ACAT Inhibitor CS-505 (Pactimibe) for Reducing the Progression of Carotid Artery Disease. This Study is Also Known as CAPTIVATE.

NCT00151788

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of the Effects of Carperitide in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

NCT00259038

COMPLETED Phase 2

Soblidotin in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma

NCT00064220

COMPLETED Phase 2

Soblidotin in Treating Patients With Progressive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00061854

COMPLETED Phase 4

Study to Compare Welchol and TriCor to TriCor Alone in Patients With High Cholesterol

NCT00754039

COMPLETED Phase 2

Exatecan Mesylate in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor

NCT00055952

COMPLETED Phase 2

Exatecan Mesylate in Treating Children With Relapsed or Refractory Rhabdomyosarcoma

NCT00055939

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of the ACAT Inhibitor CS-505 (Pactimibe) for Reducing the Progression of Coronary Artery Disease

NCT00185042

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Study to Determine the Effect of WelChol Tablets on Cholesterol in Patients Who Have Been Taking Simvastatin for at Least 4 Weeks.

NCT00753779

COMPLETED Phase 4

Vascular Improvement With Olmesartan Medoxomil Study

NCT00772499

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Study to Determine the Effect of WelChol Tablets on Cholesterol in Patients Who Have Been Taking Pravastatin for at Least 4 Weeks.

NCT00755352

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Study to Determine the Effect of WelChol Tablets on Cholesterol in Patients Who Have Been Taking Atorvastatin for at Least 4 Weeks.

NCT00754507

COMPLETED Phase 3

Gemcitabine With or Without Exatecan Mesylate in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

NCT00023972

COMPLETED Phase 3

Cevimeline in Treating Patients With Dry Mouth Caused by Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

NCT00017511

COMPLETED Phase 2

DX-8951f in Treating Patients With Metastatic Stomach Cancer

NCT00017212

COMPLETED Phase 2

DX-8951f in Treating Patients With Biliary Cancer

NCT00005938

COMPLETED Phase 2

DX-8951f in Treating Women Who Have Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Cervix

NCT00004866

COMPLETED Phase 2

DX-8951f in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer

NCT00004108

COMPLETED Phase 1

DX-8951f in Treating Children With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphomas

NCT00004212

COMPLETED Phase 2

Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Peritoneal Cancer

NCT00004060

COMPLETED Phase 2

Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00004046

COMPLETED Phase 2

Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT00004045

COMPLETED Phase 2

DX-8951f in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas

NCT00003951

COMPLETED Phase 1

Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Who Have Hematologic Cancer

NCT00004047

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of CS-1008 in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies and Lymphomas (Without Leukemic Component)

NCT00320827

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 90
Phase 2 63
Phase 3 50
Phase 4 21

What is open in the Daiichi Sankyo pipeline

29 recruiting of 236 indexed (12% open); 167 completed (71%).

Phase mix: 71 late (III/IV) vs 153 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Advanced Solid Tumor (7 trials), 9 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Daiichi Sankyo: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 236 registered trials and 12% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Daiichi Sankyo sits below the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 0100200300400500600 10%12%14%16%18%20% Total trials Recruiting share Daiichi SankyoLoma Linda UniversityHenry Ford Health SystemIncyte CorporationUniversity of Massachusetts, WorcesterUniversity of IowaAugusta UniversityNational Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Daiichi Sankyo sits below the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Daiichi Sankyo sits below the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 236 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 12% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Daiichi Sankyo page

236 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Daiichi Sankyo or any single study.

  • 29 of Daiichi Sankyo's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Advanced Solid Tumor is the condition Daiichi Sankyo studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Advanced Solid Tumor trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Daiichi Sankyo pipeline card: 236 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.