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 3

16 Week Efficacy and 2 Year Long Term Safety and Efficacy of Secukinumab in Patients With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

NCT01358175

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of AQW051 in L-dopa Induced Dyskinesias in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

NCT01474421

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy at 24 Weeks and Long Term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy up to 2 Years of Secukinumab (AIN457) in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

NCT01392326

COMPLETED Phase 1

Phase I Study of LFA102 in Patients With Prolactin Receptor-positive Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer or Prolactin Receptor-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT01338831

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Three-part Study of Eltrombopag in Thrombocytopenic Subjects With Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Acute Myeloid Leukemia

NCT01440374

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of BFH772 in Rosacea Patients

NCT01449591

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy at 24 Weeks and Safety, Tolerability and Long Term Efficacy of Secukinumab (AIN457) in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and an Inadequate Response to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor α (Anti-TNFα) Agents (CAIN457F2309 and CAIN457F2309E1)

NCT01350804

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy at 24 Weeks and Safety, Tolerability and Long Term Efficacy up to 2 Years of Secukinumab (AIN457) in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to Anti-TNFα Agents

NCT01377012

COMPLETED Phase 3

Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Canakinumab Prefilled Syringes in Frequently Flaring Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients

NCT01431638

COMPLETED Phase 3

An Open-label, Multi-center, Expanded Access Study of Pasireotide s.c. in Patients With Cushing's Disease.

NCT01582061

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Selective BRAF Kinase Inhibitor Dabrafenib Monotherapy Twice Daily and in Combination With Dabrafenib Twice Daily and Trametinib Once Daily in Combination Therapy in Subjects With BRAF V600E Mutation Positive Metastatic (Stage IV) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

NCT01336634

COMPLETED

Safety Study in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Treated Fingolimod or Other Approved Disease-modifying Therapies

NCT01442194

COMPLETED Phase 2

Clinical Study of BYM338 for the Treatment of Unintentional Weight Loss in Patients With Cancer of the Lung or the Pancreas

NCT01433263

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Biomarker Study of Secukinumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients

NCT01426789

COMPLETED Phase 2

Dose Finding Study for QAW039 in Asthma

NCT01437735

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Secukinumab (AIN457) for Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis Assessing Different Doses and Dose Regimens

NCT01406938

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BYM338 in Patients With Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis

NCT01423110

COMPLETED Phase 1

Dose Escalation Study of Pasireotide (SOM230) in Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

NCT01364415

TERMINATED Phase 2

Long-term, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of AFQ056 in Adult Patients With Fragile X Syndrome

NCT01348087

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of LGT209 in Healthy Volunteers With Elevated Cholesterol and in Hypercholesterolemic Patients Treated With Statins

NCT01859455

COMPLETED

Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Chart Review

NCT01441375

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Phase II Study of Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma

NCT01327053

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Secukinumab for Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis for up to 1 Year

NCT01365455

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II BGG492 Capsule Extension for Partial Epilepsy

NCT01338805

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Secukinumab Compared to Etanercept in Subjects With Moderate to Severe, Chronic Plaque-Type Psoriasis

NCT01358578

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodynamics (PD) Assessment of LIK066 in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

NCT01407003

TERMINATED Phase 3

Extension to CQTI571A2102 to Evaluate Long-term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Imatinib in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

NCT01392495

TERMINATED Phase 2

Efficacy of Everolimus Alone or in Combination With Pasireotide LAR in Advanced PNET

NCT01374451

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ofatumumab and Bendamustine Followed by Maintenance Ofatumumab for Rituximab Relapsed Indolent B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (B-NHL)

NCT01294579

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of an Aromatase Inhibitor in Combination With Lapatinib, Trastuzumab or Both for the Treatment of Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT01160211

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Canakinumab Prefilled Syringes in Frequently Flaring Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients

NCT01356602

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of AFQ056 in Subjects With Hepatic Impairment Compared to Healthy Subjects

NCT01456663

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of AFQ056 in Adolescent Patients With Fragile X Syndrome

NCT01357239

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Topical BPR277 for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis and Netherton Syndrome

NCT01428297

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of BKM120 in Patients With Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT01297491

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of BHQ880 in Patients With High Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

NCT01302886

TERMINATED Phase 2

LFF269 Compared to Placebo After Treatment in Subjects With Essential Hypertension

NCT01373086

TERMINATED Phase 4

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Valturna and Amlodipine or Valturna and Chlorthalidone Versus Valturna Alone in Patients With Stage 2 Hypertension and Diabetes

NCT01368536

COMPLETED Phase 3

Pharmacokinetic Effects of QTI571 on Sildenafil and Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Participants

NCT01392469

COMPLETED Phase 3

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Study (Reduction in Recurrent Major CV Disease Events)

NCT01327846

COMPLETED Phase 3

Open-label Extension Evaluating Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended Release in Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT01338818

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of LCL161 in Combination With Weekly Paclitaxel in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01240655

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Iloperidone Depot in Schizophrenic Patients

NCT01348100

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of LCI699 in Cushing's Disease Patients

NCT01331239

COMPLETED Phase 1

PK and Safety of Midostaurin in Subjects With Impaired Hepatic Function and Subjects With Normal Hepatic Function

NCT01429337

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of AGO178C in Subjects With Renal Deficiencies Compared With Healthy Subjects

NCT01459250

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety and Tolerability of BVS857 in Subjects With Insulin Resistance

NCT01435330

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study of Dovitinib Versus Sorafenib in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

NCT01223027

TERMINATED Phase 2

A 3-arm Proof of Concept Study of AIN457, ACZ885 or Corticosteroids in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica

NCT01364389

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pharmacokinetics of AGO178 in Participants With Liver Impairment

NCT01531309

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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.