Eli Lilly and Company

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Eli Lilly and Company sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#18 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,341 total trials 124 currently recruiting 1029 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Eli Lilly and Company: 1,341 sponsored US clinical trials, 124 recruiting.

Eli Lilly and Company sponsors 1,341 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 124 of them currently recruiting, and 1,029 completed. 459 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 861 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Healthy, with 55 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Eli Lilly and Company ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#18 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

C 67/100

1,029 of 1,131 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (91.0%), 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 3

Study to Treat Patients Who Have Signs and Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) With Tadalafil Daily

NCT00827242

COMPLETED Phase 1

Dose-Escalation Study of LY573636-sodium and Liposomal Doxorubicin in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01214668

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00735696

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT00804986

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence.

NCT00805441

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study in Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

NCT00795821

COMPLETED Phase 2

Effects of LY2189265 on Glycemic Control in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00791479

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Safety Study of LY2811376 Single Doses in Healthy Subjects

NCT00838084

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study of Pemetrexed, Carboplatin and Bevacizumab in Participants With Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00762034

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

NCT00790790

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

NCT00804570

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Treatment of Pain in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy.

NCT00785577

TERMINATED Phase 2

Study in Participants With Acute Migraines Headaches

NCT00804973

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Study of LY2584702 in Participants With Advanced Cancer

NCT01394003

COMPLETED Phase 3

Duloxetine for Multiple Sclerosis Pain

NCT00755807

COMPLETED Phase 2

An Efficacy Study of Compound LY2624803 in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Insomnia

NCT00784875

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Trial to Evaluate the Ongoing Skin Safety of Testosterone MD-Lotion Formulations

NCT00857454

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Ongoing Methotrexate Therapy

NCT00785928

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of LY2228820 in Participants With Advanced Cancer

NCT01393990

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effects of LY450139, on the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease as Compared With Placebo

NCT00762411

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Participants With Relapsed Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

NCT00744991

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of LY2334737 in Participants With Cancer That is Advanced and/or Has Spread

NCT01648764

COMPLETED Phase 3

Chemotherapy and Radiation in Treating Participants With Stage 3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00686959

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effects of Atomoxetine on Brain Activation During Attention & Reading Tasks in Participants With ADHD & Comorbid Dyslexia

NCT00716274

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study for Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT00767806

COMPLETED Phase 3

Phase III Study of Docetaxel + Ramucirumab or Placebo in Breast Cancer

NCT00703326

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of LY573636-sodium in Essential Thrombocythemia and Acute Myeloid Leukemia

NCT00718159

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study for Patients With Erectile Dysfunction to Test Whether Tadalafil Taken Once a Day Can Better Improve Psychological Outcomes.

NCT00734604

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of LY2189265 Compared to Sitagliptin in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Metformin

NCT00734474

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Safety and Effectiveness of IMC-A12 by Itself or Combined With Antiestrogens to Treat Breast Cancer

NCT00728949

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of IMC-A12 or Ramucirumab Plus Mitoxantrone and Prednisone in Prostate Cancer

NCT00683475

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Ramucirumab in Ovarian Cancer

NCT00721162

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Patients That Have Been Previously Been Treated in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia or Multiple Myeloma

NCT00718419

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Five-Tier, Open-Label Study of IMC-A12 in Advanced Sarcoma

NCT00668148

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase 1b Trial in Patients With Renal Cell Cancer

NCT01258348

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Safety Study in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01284335

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of LY2541546 in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

NCT01742078

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Study Comparing Duloxetine and Placebo in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

NCT00673452

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Methotrexate (MTX) With an Inadequate Response to TNFα Inhibitor Therapy

NCT00689728

COMPLETED

Fibromyalgia Health Outcome Study on Cost of Treatments

NCT00725101

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Titration Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Testosterone MD-Lotion (Cutaneous Solution) Formulations

NCT00702650

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Acute Coronary Syndrome Subjects

NCT00699998

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Study for Patients With Acute Leukemia

NCT01214655

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Dose-Escalation Study for Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT01214642

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Study Comparing Duloxetine to Other Antidepressants in the Treatment of Severe Depression

NCT00666757

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of Dose Titration of LY2189265 in Overweight Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT00630825

COMPLETED Phase 2

Third Optimizing Anti-Platelet Therapy in Diabetes MellitUS (OPTIMUS-3)

NCT00642174

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adult Patients With Septic Shock

NCT00604214

COMPLETED Phase 2

Gemcitabine Plus Bevacizumab in Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00623233

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of IMC-A12, Alone or in Combination With Cetuximab, in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma (MSCC) of the Head and Neck

NCT00617734

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 517
Phase 2 344
Phase 3 368
Phase 4 91

What is open in the Eli Lilly and Company pipeline

124 recruiting of 1,341 indexed (9% open); 1,029 completed (77%).

Phase mix: 459 late (III/IV) vs 861 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Healthy (55 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.

Eli Lilly and Company: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,341 registered trials and 9% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Eli Lilly and Company 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 05001,0001,500 0%5%10%15% Total trials Recruiting share Eli Lilly and CompanyGlaxoSmithKlineUniversity of MichiganNovartis PharmaceuticalsAstraZenecaShionogiUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of VermontLahey Clinic
Eli Lilly and Company 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).

Eli Lilly and Company 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 1,341 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 9% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Eli Lilly and Company page

1,341 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Eli Lilly and Company or any single study.

  • 124 of Eli Lilly and Company's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Healthy is the condition Eli Lilly and Company studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Healthy 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. Eli Lilly and Company pipeline card: 1,341 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.