Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#42 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

781 total trials 112 currently recruiting 449 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: 781 sponsored US clinical trials, 112 recruiting.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sponsors 781 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 112 of them currently recruiting, and 449 completed. 15 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 492 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Breast Cancer, with 53 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#42 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

F 49/100

449 of 537 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (83.6%), 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

781 total, page 9 of 16

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Ibrutinib in Patients With Symptomatic, Previously Untreated Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, and Impact on Tumor Genomic Evolution Using Whole Genome Sequencing

NCT02604511

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Study of Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide, Subcutaneous Bortezomib and Dexamethasone Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

NCT02441686

COMPLETED NA

CBTI-CS: A Novel Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Cancer Survivors

NCT02756390

COMPLETED Phase 1

MLN0128 in Recurrent/Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma

NCT02514824

TERMINATED Phase 2

Study of Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) Inhibitor Idelalisib (GS-1101) in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

NCT02439138

COMPLETED NA

The Incidence of Adjacent Synchronous Ipsilateral Infiltrating Carcinoma and/or DCIS in Patients Diagnosed With Intraductal Papilloma Without Atypia or Flat Epithelial Atypia by Core Needle Biopsy

NCT02489617

TERMINATED NA

Harnessing the Effect of an Open-Label Placebo on Fatigue in Cancer Survivors

NCT02452710

COMPLETED Phase 2

Trial of Ponatinib in Patients With Bevacizumab-Refractory Glioblastoma

NCT02478164

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of Palbociclib in Combination With Bazedoxifene in Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

NCT02448771

COMPLETED NA

Incorporating MR Imaging Into Prostate Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

NCT02470910

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase I/II Study of MLN0128 in Metastatic Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer and Incurably Poorly Differentiated or Radioidodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

NCT02244463

COMPLETED NA

Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy

NCT02282722

COMPLETED

A Study to Optimize Care for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

NCT02502695

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Pilot Study of Zirconium-89 Bevacizumab Positron Emission Tomography for Imaging Angiogenesis in Patients With Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma Receiving Preoperative Chemotherapy

NCT01894451

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Bortezomib,Lenalidomide,Dexamethasone & Elotuzumab in Newly Diagnosed MM

NCT02375555

COMPLETED

Bone Mineral Density Status in Pediatric and Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer With History of Bone Fracture

NCT02355340

TERMINATED NA

Detection of Tumor Associated Cell-free DNA in Peritoneal Fluid Obtained by Culdocentesis

NCT02441140

COMPLETED Phase 2

Pembrolizumab After ASCT for Hodgkin Lymphoma, DLBCL and T-NHL

NCT02362997

COMPLETED Phase 1

Exploratory Study of Radium-223 and VEGF-Targeted Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma and Bone Mets

NCT02406521

COMPLETED Phase 2

Trial of Ixazomib, Dexamethasone and Rituximab in Patients With Untreated Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

NCT02400437

COMPLETED Phase 2

Pembrolizumab +/- Bevacizumab for Recurrent GBM

NCT02337491

COMPLETED NA

Patient-Centered Care for the Older Adult With Hematologic Malignancy

NCT02359838

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Individual Adult and Pediatric Patient Dose-escalated Interleukin-2 Therapy for Refractory Chronic GVHD

NCT02318082

COMPLETED NA

Image-guided Cryoablation of Head, Neck and Spine Tumors

NCT02085941

COMPLETED NA

Evaluating Mass Spectrometry And Intraoperative MRI In The Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating Suite (Amigo) In Breast-Conserving Therapy

NCT02335671

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Phase II Trial of Low-Dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Added to Extra-Corporeal Photopheresis for Steroid-Refractory cGVHD

NCT02340676

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Trial of Natalizumab + Prednisone for Initial Therapy of Acute GI GVHD

NCT02176031

COMPLETED Phase 2

E-PRISM: Phase II Trial of Elotuzumab Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

NCT02279394

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Rituxan and B-Glucan PGG in Relapsed Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

NCT02086175

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase I/Ib Safety and Efficacy Study of the PI3K-delta Inhibitor TGR-1202 and Ibrutinib in Patients With CLL or MCL

NCT02268851

COMPLETED Phase 2

Cabozantinib +/- Trastuzumab In Breast Cancer Patients w/ Brain Metastases

NCT02260531

COMPLETED NA

Sexual Therapy and Rehabilitation After Treatment for Ovarian Cancer (START-OC): A Pilot Intervention

NCT02287519

COMPLETED Phase 2

Enzalutamide/Leuprolide +/- Abiraterone/Pred in Prostate

NCT02268175

COMPLETED

Impact of Cerebellar Mass Resection on Pain Processing

NCT02261649

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase Ib Study of BKM120 With Cisplatin and XRT in High Risk Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of Head and Neck

NCT02113878

COMPLETED Phase 2

Everolimus for Cancer With TSC1 or TSC2 Mutation

NCT02201212

COMPLETED Phase 1

Crizotinib in Combination With Enzalutamide in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

NCT02207504

COMPLETED NA

Personal Web Page In Clinical Trial Participant Education

NCT03887091

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase Ib Study of SUnitinib Alternating With REgorafenib in Patients With Metastatic and/or Unresectable GIST

NCT02164240

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Omalizumab as Adjuvant Therapy in Chemotherapy Desensitization

NCT02118987

TERMINATED Phase 2

An Open Label Phase II Trial of Topical Sirolimus for the Treatment of Refractory Oral Chronic Graft-versus-Host-Disease

NCT02123966

COMPLETED NA

A Pilot Study of Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT02129686

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of Idelalisib (GS1101, CAL101) + Ofatumumab in Previously Untreated CLL/SLL

NCT02135133

TERMINATED Phase 2

Naltrexone RCT for Treatment-Emergent Fatigue in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

NCT02137252

COMPLETED Phase 2

Cisplatin vs Paclitaxel for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

NCT01982448

COMPLETED NA

Feasibility Study of Low Level Light Therapy for Prevention of Oropharyngeal Mucositis in Pediatric Transplants Patients

NCT02119897

COMPLETED Phase 2

Enzalutamide + External Beam Rt For Prostate

NCT02028988

COMPLETED Phase 1

Ruxolitinib W/ Preop Chemo For Triple Negative Inflammatory Brca

NCT02041429

TERMINATED Phase 2

Cabozantinib in Recurrent/Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma

NCT02036476

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Abiraterone Acetate Without Exogenous Glucocorticoids in Men With Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

NCT02025010

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 181
Phase 2 311
Phase 3 14
Phase 4 1

What is open in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute pipeline

112 recruiting of 781 indexed (14% open); 449 completed (57%).

Phase mix: 15 late (III/IV) vs 492 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Breast Cancer (53 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.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 781 registered trials and 14% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sits at or above 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 02004006008001,000 14%16%18%20%22% Total trials Recruiting share Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of ChicagoMedical University of South CarolinaUniversity of UtahThe Cleveland ClinicAcademic and Community Cancer Research UnitedAdaptive BiotechnologiesAgelessRx
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sits at or above 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).

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 781 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 14% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Dana-Farber Cancer Institute page

781 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute or any single study.

  • 112 of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Breast Cancer is the condition Dana-Farber Cancer Institute studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Breast Cancer 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.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute pipeline card: 781 registered trials from official public datasets. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.