National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, National Cancer Institute (NCI) sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#1 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

3,257 total trials 326 currently recruiting 2051 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

National Cancer Institute (NCI): 3,257 sponsored US clinical trials, 326 recruiting.

National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsors 3,257 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 326 of them currently recruiting, and 2,051 completed. 193 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2,628 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, with 67 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

National Cancer Institute (NCI) ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#1 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 46/100

2,051 of 2,487 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (82.5%), 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

Cisplatin and Flavopiridol in Treating Patients With Advanced Ovarian Epithelial Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

NCT00083122

COMPLETED Phase 2

Irinotecan, Cisplatin, and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

NCT00084604

COMPLETED Phase 1

LMB-2 Immunotoxin in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia or Lymphoma

NCT00085150

COMPLETED Phase 1

Decitabine and Valproic Acid in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00084981

COMPLETED Phase 1

Diindolylmethane in Preventing Cancer in Healthy Volunteers

NCT00784394

TERMINATED Phase 3

Combination Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Colorectal Cancer

NCT00070122

TERMINATED Phase 1

Intratumoral PV701 in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Unresectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

NCT00081211

TERMINATED Phase 2

Rebeccamycin Analog as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage or Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer That Relapsed After Previous First-Line Chemotherapy

NCT00084487

COMPLETED Phase 2

Tipifarnib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma

NCT00082888

COMPLETED

Molecular Staging of Endometrial Cancer

NCT00340808

COMPLETED

Prognostic Value of a Positive RT-PCR Test in Patients With Ewing Sarcoma

NCT00339898

COMPLETED Phase 1

Stem Cell Transplant With Th2/Tc2 Cells to Treat Advanced Breast Cancer

NCT00079625

COMPLETED Phase 1

Hu-Mik-beta1 to Treat T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

NCT00076180

COMPLETED Phase 1

17-N-Allylamino-17-Demethoxygeldanamycin in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors or Leukemia

NCT00079404

COMPLETED Phase 1

Irinotecan and 3-AP in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Solid Tumors

NCT00084877

COMPLETED Phase 2

Bortezomib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT00082966

COMPLETED Phase 2

Doxorubicin and Bortezomib in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer

NCT00083226

COMPLETED Phase 1

Fluorouracil and Low-Dose Suramin as Chemosensitization in Treating Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer

NCT00083109

COMPLETED Phase 2

CCI-779 in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

NCT00290472

COMPLETED Phase 2

Tipifarnib and Fulvestrant in Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00082810

COMPLETED Phase 1

Alanosine in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Malignant Gliomas

NCT00075894

COMPLETED Phase 2

Celecoxib in Decreasing the Damaging Effects of Sunburn in Healthy Volunteers

NCT02090933

COMPLETED Phase 2

Vaccine Treatment in Combination With IL-2 and Treated Lymphocytes for Advanced Melanoma

NCT00080353

COMPLETED Phase 1

Bortezomib and Flavopiridol in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Indolent B-Cell Neoplasms

NCT00082784

COMPLETED Phase 2

T4N5 Liposomal Lotion in Preventing The Recurrence of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Patients Who Have Undergone a Kidney Transplant

NCT00089180

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Phase II Trial of STI571 in the Treatment of Metastatic Gastric Cancer

NCT00068380

COMPLETED Phase 2

Denileukin Diftitox in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma or Metastatic Kidney Cancer

NCT00082914

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan, and Capecitabine in Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma

NCT00084617

TERMINATED Phase 2

Romidepsin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

NCT00084461

TERMINATED Phase 2

Cilengitide in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

NCT00082875

TERMINATED Phase 2

S0349 Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone With or Without Oblimersen in Treating Patients With Advanced Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT00080847

COMPLETED Phase 2

Anti-Tac(Fv)-PE38 (LMB-2) to Treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

NCT00077922

COMPLETED

Effect of Solar-Simulated Ultraviolet Radiation on Gene Expression in Unprotected and Sunscreen-Protected Skin of Healthy Adults With Fitzpatrick Skin Type II

NCT00099112

COMPLETED Phase 2

CCI-779 in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB (With Pleural Effusion) or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00079235

COMPLETED Phase 1

Erlotinib and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors

NCT00077454

COMPLETED Phase 1

Decitabine and Valproic Acid in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

NCT00079378

COMPLETED Phase 1

Alvocidib, Oxaliplatin, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin Calcium in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT00080990

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Combination Chemotherapy Regimens With or Without Cetuximab in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery For Stage III Colon Cancer

NCT00079274

COMPLETED Phase 2

Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

NCT00079456

COMPLETED Phase 2

Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)

NCT00071994

COMPLETED Phase 2

Lymphocyte Depletion and Stem Cell Transplantation to Treat Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NCT00076752

COMPLETED

Eligibility Screening for the NIH Intramural Research Program Clinical Protocols

NCT00026754

COMPLETED

Relationship of pAKT to Survival in Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer

NCT00965276

COMPLETED

Genetics of Familial Testicular Cancer

NCT00342537

TERMINATED Phase 2

Donor Stem Cell Transplant With No or Low-Intensity Chemotherapy Using Sirolimus and Treated Immune Cells to Treat Blood and Lymph Cancers

NCT00074490

COMPLETED Phase 2

Lymphocyte-Depleting Nonmyeloablative Preparative Chemotherapy Followed By Autologous Lymphocyte Infusion, Peptide Vaccine Plus Montanide ISA-51, and Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

NCT00079144

COMPLETED NA

Docetaxel Plus Garlic in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00079170

COMPLETED Phase 1

GTI-2040 and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Solid Tumors

NCT00078962

COMPLETED Phase 1

Tipifarnib and Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Brainstem Glioma

NCT00079339

COMPLETED Phase 2

3-AP Plus Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction

NCT00077545

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What is open in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) pipeline

326 recruiting of 3,257 indexed (10% open); 2,051 completed (63%).

Phase mix: 193 late (III/IV) vs 2,628 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm (67 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.

National Cancer Institute (NCI): open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 3,257 registered trials and 10% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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 01,0002,0003,0004,000 5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share National Cancer Institute (NCI)Mayo ClinicM.D. Anderson Cancer CenterMassachusetts General HospitalNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)AbiomedAimmune TherapeuticsAltria Client ServicesAlzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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).

National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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 3,257 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 10% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this National Cancer Institute (NCI) page

3,257 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of National Cancer Institute (NCI) or any single study.

  • 326 of National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm is the condition National Cancer Institute (NCI) studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm 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. National Cancer Institute (NCI) pipeline card: 3,257 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.