Kythera Biopharmaceuticals

Closed portfolio with an early-phase archive tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#772 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

19 total trials none currently recruiting 19 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals: 19 sponsored US clinical trials, none currently recruiting.

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals sponsors 19 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, none currently recruiting, and 19 completed. 7 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 11 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Healthy, with 2 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#772 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

A 90/100

19 of 19 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (100.0%), 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.

Indexed trials (enrollment closed)

19 total, page 1 of 1

COMPLETED

Condition of Submental Fullness and Treatment Outcomes Registry

NCT02438813

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety Study of Deoxycholic Acid for the Reduction of Localized Subcutaneous Fat in the Submental Area in Subjects 65 to 75 Years of Age

NCT02123134

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety Study of ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) in Subjects With Mild or Extreme Fullness of Submental Fat

NCT02035267

COMPLETED Phase 3

Long-term Follow-up Study on Safety and Maintenance of Efficacy of ATX-101

NCT02163902

COMPLETED Phase 3

Patient Experience Study of Deoxycholic Acid Injection

NCT02007434

COMPLETED Phase 1

Evaluation of the Effect of ATX-101 on QT/QTc Intervals

NCT01706679

COMPLETED Phase 1

Open-Label Pharmacokinetic Study of Final Formulations of ATX-101

NCT01632917

COMPLETED Phase 3

Phase 3 Study of Deoxycholic Acid Injection (ATX-101) Versus Placebo for the Reduction of Localized Subcutaneous Fat in the Submental Area

NCT01546142

COMPLETED Phase 3

Phase 3 Study of Deoxycholic Acid Injection (ATX-101) Versus Placebo for the Reduction of Localized Subcutaneous Fat in the Submental Area

NCT01542034

COMPLETED Phase 1

To Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and to Compare the Pharmacokinetic Profile of ATX-101

NCT01462786

COMPLETED Phase 3

Open-Label Study of Deoxycholic Acid for the Reduction of Localized Subcutaneous Fat in the Submental Area

NCT01426373

COMPLETED Phase 1

Lipid and Adipokine Profiles Following Subcutaneous Injection of ATX-101 Into Abdominal Fat Tissue

NCT01319916

COMPLETED Phase 2

Deoxycholic Acid Injection Submental Fat (SMF) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Subject-reported Outcome Measures Study

NCT01032889

COMPLETED Phase 2

Long Term Follow-up Study on Safety and Maintenance of Efficacy of ATX-101

NCT02159729

COMPLETED Phase 1

ATX-101 Abdominoplasty

NCT00835952

COMPLETED Phase 1

Dose-Escalation Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of ATX-101

NCT00618709

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase 2 Study for the Treatment of Superficial Lipomas

NCT00608842

COMPLETED Phase 1

Deoxycholic Acid Injection for the Treatment of Superficial Lipomas

NCT00422188

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Assess Injection Comfort of Two Formulations of ATX-101

NCT01320761

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 8
Phase 2 3
Phase 3 7

How the Kythera Biopharmaceuticals early-phase archive is shaped

19 indexed studies, none listed as recruiting (0% open); 19 completed (100%).

Phase mix: 7 late (III/IV) vs 11 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Healthy (2 trials), 3 others listed.

How to read a closed sponsor archive

When recruiting_count is zero, the indexed set is completed or otherwise not open. Phase tilt still describes where archived studies sat on the investigational pathway. Re-check ClinicalTrials.gov before acting.

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals: archived-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 19 indexed studies with no current recruiting: volume and archive shape, not condition overlap.

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above 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 05101520 0%5%10%15% Total trials Recruiting share Kythera BiopharmaceuticalsAlmirall, S.A.Bastyr UniversityChurch & Dwight CompanyCordis US10xBio22nd Century Group23andMe3-C Institute for Social Development
Kythera Biopharmaceuticals sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 19 archived trials

Sponsors with similar archive density (± trial count)

What to do with this Kythera Biopharmaceuticals page

19 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals or any single study.

  • None of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals's trials are currently recruiting in this registry; that can change as new trials post, or check the broader research index. Browse research indexes
  • Healthy is the condition Kythera Biopharmaceuticals 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. Kythera Biopharmaceuticals pipeline card: 19 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.