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 2

LDK378 in Crizotinib naïve Adult Patients With ALK-activated Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT01685138

COMPLETED Phase 3

Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of Siponimod in Patients With Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (EXPAND)

NCT01665144

COMPLETED Phase 1

BRAF/MEK/EGFR Inhibitor Combination Study in Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

NCT01750918

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Study of Oral CFG920 in Patients With Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

NCT01647789

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of the Safety and Efficacy of LCZ696 on Arterial Stiffness in Elderly Patients With Hypertension

NCT01692301

COMPLETED Phase 1

PI3K Inhibitor BYL719 in Combination With the HSP90 Inhibitor AUY922 in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

NCT01613950

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of QGE031versus Placebo and Omalizumab in Patients Aged 18-75 Years With Asthma

NCT01716754

COMPLETED Phase 3

A 12-week Treatment, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo and Active Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Indacaterol Maleate / Glycopyrronium Bromide in COPD Patients With Moderate to Severe Airflow Limitation

NCT01712516

TERMINATED Phase 2

Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous LFG316 in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

NCT01624636

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Phase Ib/II Study of the Combination of BYL719 Plus AMG 479 in Adult Patients With Selected Solid Tumors

NCT01708161

COMPLETED Phase 2

LDK378 in Adult Patients With ALK-activated NSCLC Previously Treated With Chemotherapy and Crizotinib

NCT01685060

TERMINATED Phase 2

An Open-label, Randomized Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of AUY922 vs Pemetrexed or Docetaxel in NSCLC Patients With EGFR Mutations

NCT01646125

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Phase Ib/II Study of BYL719 and Cetuximab in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

NCT01602315

COMPLETED Phase 3

NVA237 Versus Placebo 12-week Efficacy Study

NCT01709864

COMPLETED Phase 3

A 12 Week Treatment, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo and Active Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Indacaterol Maleate / Glycopyrronium Bromide in COPD Patients With Moderate to Severe Airflow Limitation.

NCT01727141

COMPLETED Phase 3

NVA237 BID Versus Placebo Twelve-week Efficacy Study

NCT01715298

COMPLETED Phase 2

BEZ235 Phase II Trial in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (pNET) After Failure of mTOR Inhibitor Therapy.

NCT01658436

TERMINATED Phase 2

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of ACZ885 on Leg Artery Structure in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

NCT01731990

COMPLETED Phase 3

16 Week Efficacy and 5 Year Long Term Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Secukinumab in Patients With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

NCT01649375

COMPLETED Phase 3

Judging the Efficacy of Secukinumab in Patients With Psoriasis Using AutoiNjector: a Clinical Trial Evaluating Treatment Results (JUNCTURE)

NCT01636687

TERMINATED Phase 3

A Phase III Study of BKM120 With Fulvestrant in Patients With HR+,HER2-, AI Treated, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Progressed on or After mTORi

NCT01633060

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Everolimus in Combination With Reduced Exposure Cyclosporine or Tacrolimus in Paediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.

NCT01598987

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Multi-centre Randomized Double Blind 52-week Study to Assess the Safety of QVA149 Compared to QAB149 in Patients With COPD Who Have Moderate to Severe Airflow Limitation

NCT01682863

COMPLETED Phase 3

Long Term Safety Study of NVA237 vs QAB149 in COPD Patients

NCT01697696

TERMINATED Phase 3

Secukinumab Efficacy and Safety Study in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Anti-TNFα Agents.

NCT01770379

TERMINATED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of BEZ235 Compared to Everolimus in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

NCT01628913

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase I Study LJM716 Combined With Trastuzumab in Patients With HER2 Overexpressing Metastatic Breast or Gastric Cancer

NCT01602406

COMPLETED Phase 3

4 Year Extension Study of Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis

NCT01640951

TERMINATED Phase 3

3-year Follow-up Study to Assess the Viral Activity in Hepatitis C Patients Who Failed Feeder DEB025/Alisporivir Study

NCT02465203

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Once Daily Doses of AQW051 on Cognition, in Stable Schizophrenia Patients

NCT01730768

COMPLETED Phase 2

BYM338 in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients With Cachexia

NCT01669174

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase Ib of Abiraterone Acetate Plus BEZ235 or BKM120 in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) Patients

NCT01634061

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Early Introduction of Everolimus, Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitors and Early Steroid Elimination Compared to Standard CNI, Mycophenolate Mofetil and Steroid Regimen in Paediatric Renal Transplant Recipients

NCT01544491

TERMINATED Phase 3

MS Study Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Two Doses of Fingolimod Versus Copaxone

NCT01633112

COMPLETED Phase 3

Phase III Study of BKM120/Placebo With Fulvestrant in Postmenopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive HER2-negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Refractory to Aromatase Inhibitor

NCT01610284

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of the Experimental Drug BKM120 With Paclitaxel in Patients With HER2 Negative, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer, With or Without PI3K Activation

NCT01572727

COMPLETED Phase 2

Assessment of LCZ696 and Valsartan in Asian Patients With Salt-sensitive Hypertension

NCT01681576

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Randomized, Phase 2, Neoadjuvant Study of Weekly Paclitaxel With or Without LCL161 in Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer

NCT01617668

TERMINATED Phase 1

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Pharmacodynamics of QBW251 in Healthy Subjects and Cystic Fibrosis Patients

NCT02190604

COMPLETED

Observational Study of Real World Effectiveness Data and Safety in Patients Receiving Pazopanib With Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

NCT01649778

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase Ib, Dose Escalation Study of Oral LDE225 in Combination With BKM120 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01576666

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of LCQ908 in Subjects With Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome

NCT01514461

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase I Study of LJM716 in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, or HER2+ Breast Cancer or Gastric Cancer

NCT01598077

TERMINATED Phase 1

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of VAY736 in Relapsed or Refractory CLL Patients

NCT02137889

COMPLETED Phase 3

Extension Study of Secukinumab Prefilled Syringes in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis Completing Preceding Psoriasis Phase III Studies With Secukinumab

NCT01544595

COMPLETED Phase 4

Evaluation of Patient Retention of Fingolimod vs. Currently Approved Disease Modifying Therapy in Patients With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.

NCT01623596

COMPLETED Phase 3

Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib vs Vemurafenib Alone in Unresectable or Metastatic BRAF V600E/K Cutaneous Melanoma

NCT01597908

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety and Pharmacokinetis of TAP311 in Dyslipidemic Patients

NCT01632358

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of LCQ908 Alone and in Combination With Fenofibrate or Lovaza® in Patients With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

NCT01594983

TERMINATED Phase 1

First in Human Trial of TAS266 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01529307

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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.