Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Novartis Pharmaceuticals sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#16 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,375 total trials 110 currently recruiting 944 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Novartis Pharmaceuticals: 1,375 sponsored US clinical trials, 110 recruiting.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals sponsors 1,375 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 110 of them currently recruiting, and 944 completed. 470 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 776 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, with 10 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Novartis Pharmaceuticals ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#16 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 40/100

944 of 1,179 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (80.1%), 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 4

Study to Evaluate the Effect of Secukinumab Compared to Placebo on Aortic Vascular Inflammation in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

NCT02690701

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Phase I Study of LXS196 in Patients With Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.

NCT02601378

TERMINATED Phase 1

Phase I Study of LXH254 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Haboring MAPK Pathway Alterations

NCT02607813

COMPLETED Phase 2

To Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of LJN452 in Patients With Primary Bile Acid Diarrhea.

NCT02713243

COMPLETED Phase 3

RAINBOW Study: RAnibizumab Compared With Laser Therapy for the Treatment of INfants BOrn Prematurely With Retinopathy of Prematurity

NCT02375971

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Multicenter Randomized 52 Week Treatment Double-blind, Triple Dummy Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of QMF149 Compared to Mometasone Furoate in Participants With Asthma

NCT02554786

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pharmacokinetic Study of Alpelisib in Subjects With Hepatic Impairment.

NCT02624557

COMPLETED Phase 1

Investigate Effect of Secukinumab on the PK of Midazolam in Patients With Mod to Sev Plaque Psoriasis

NCT02607774

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study of Efficacy and Safety of QAW039 in Patients With Severe Asthma Inadequately Controlled With Standard of Care Asthma Treatment.

NCT02555683

COMPLETED Phase 1

A DDI Study to Assess the Effect of INC280 on the PK of Midazolam and Caffeine in Patients With cMET-dysregulated Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT02520752

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Drug-drug Interaction (DDI) Study to Assess the Effect of INC280 on the Pharmacokinetics of Digoxin and Rosuvastatin in Patients With cMET-dysregulated Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT02626234

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study of Efficacy and Safety of QAW039 in Patients With Severe Asthma Inadequately Controlled With Standard of Care Asthma Treatment.

NCT02563067

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Study of CAD106 and CNP520 Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for the Onset of Clinical Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

NCT02565511

TERMINATED Phase 1

Phase I-Ib/II Study of MBG453 as Single Agent and in Combination With PDR001 in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

NCT02608268

COMPLETED Phase 1

First-in-human Single Ascending Dose Study of LNA043 in Patients Scheduled for Total Knee Replacement

NCT02491281

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Safety and Efficacy of BCL201 and Idelalisib in Patients With FL and MCL

NCT02603445

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy Study of LHW090 in Resistant Hypertension Patients

NCT02515331

COMPLETED Phase 3

An Extension Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BYM338 (Bimagrumab) in Patients With Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis Who Previously Participated in the Core Study CBYM338B2203

NCT02573467

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase I, Multi-center, Open Label, Drug-drug Interaction Study to Assess the Effect of Ceritinib on the Pharmacokinetics of Warfarin and Midazolam in Patients With ALK-positive Advanced Tumors

NCT02422589

COMPLETED Phase 1

Evaluation of Renal Function Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics of LEE011

NCT02431481

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study to Evaluate Treatment Compliance, Efficacy and Safety of an Improved Deferasirox Formulation (Granules) in Pediatric Patients (2-<18 Years Old) With Iron Overload

NCT02435212

COMPLETED Phase 3

Pediatric Study in Children and Adolescents With Severe Plaque Psoriasis

NCT02471144

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Safety and Efficacy Study of INC280 Alone, and in Combination With Erlotinib, Compared to Chemotherapy, in Advanced/Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With EGFR Mutation and cMET Amplification

NCT02468661

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Two-part Single- and Repeat-dose Study of CSJ137 in Anemic Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

NCT02570854

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Multi-part, Double Blind Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Tropifexor (LJN452) in PBC Patients

NCT02516605

TERMINATED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of QGE031 Compared With Placebo in Patients Aged 18-75 Years With Asthma

NCT02336425

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy (Including Inhibition of Structural Damage), Safety and Tolerability up to 2 Years of Secukinumab in Active Psoriatic Arthritis

NCT02404350

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Efficacy of CDZ173 in Patients With APDS/PASLI

NCT02435173

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy Study of MCS110 Given With Carboplatin and Gemcitabine in Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

NCT02435680

COMPLETED Phase 2

Dose-ranging Safety and Tolerability Study in Subjects ≥60 Years of Age

NCT02576639

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Efficacy and Safety of CTL019 in Adult DLBCL Patients

NCT02445248

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety Study of QVA149 in COPD Patients

NCT02487446

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety Study of Indacaterol Maleate/Glycopyrronium Bromide in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients.

NCT02487498

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib Plus Fulvestrant in Men and Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Which Progressed on or After Aromatase Inhibitor Treatment.

NCT02437318

COMPLETED Phase 2

A 24-week Off-drug Extension Study in Sarcopenic Elderly Who Completed Treatment in the 6-month Core Study

NCT02468674

COMPLETED Phase 2

Dose-finding Study of QGE031 as add-on Therapy to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety in Patients With CSU

NCT02477332

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety and Efficacy of LAG525 Single Agent and in Combination With PDR001 in Patients With Advanced Malignancies.

NCT02460224

COMPLETED Phase 1

INC280 in Healthy Subjects With Impaired Hepatic Function and Subjects With Normal Hepatic Function

NCT02474537

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Oral cMET Inhibitor INC280 in Patients With EGFR Wild-type (wt), Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (Geometry Mono-1)

NCT02414139

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study of Efficacy and Safety of LEE011 in Men and Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer.

NCT02422615

COMPLETED Phase 2

Effect of LIK066 on Body Weight in Patients With Elevated Body Mass Index

NCT02470403

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety Study of CSJ148 in Stem Cell Transplant Patients

NCT02268526

COMPLETED Phase 3

16-week Efficacy and 2-year Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Secukinumab in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

NCT02294227

COMPLETED Phase 3

16-week Efficacy and 2-year Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Secukinumab in Participants With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

NCT02159053

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Safety and Efficacy of LEE011 and Ceritinib in Patients With ALK-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

NCT02292550

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Tolerability of Topical LFX453 for External Genital Warts

NCT02482428

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study With QBW251 in COPD Patients With QBW251

NCT02449018

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase I/II Study of PDR001 in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

NCT02404441

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase 1 Study of Osilodrostat (LCI699) in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects With Impaired Hepatic Function

NCT02372084

COMPLETED Phase 1

PCA062 in pCAD-positive Tumors.

NCT02375958

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What is open in the Novartis Pharmaceuticals pipeline

110 recruiting of 1,375 indexed (8% open); 944 completed (69%).

Phase mix: 470 late (III/IV) vs 776 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (10 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.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,375 registered trials and 8% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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 05001,0001,500 0%5%10%15% Total trials Recruiting share Novartis PharmaceuticalsGlaxoSmithKlineEli Lilly and CompanyUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of MichiganArcutis BiotherapeuticsMedtronic EndovascularPenumbraSK Life Science
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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).

Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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 1,375 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 8% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Novartis Pharmaceuticals page

1,375 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Novartis Pharmaceuticals or any single study.

  • 110 of Novartis Pharmaceuticals's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is the condition Novartis Pharmaceuticals studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Non-Small Cell Lung 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. Novartis Pharmaceuticals pipeline card: 1,375 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.