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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TERMINATED Phase 3

Ofatumumab Maintenance Treatment vs No Further Treatment in Relapsed CLL Responding to Induction Therapy

NCT01039376

COMPLETED

Surveillance of Effectiveness/Safety of Artemether-lumefantrine in Patients With Malaria

NCT01228344

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Agomelatine Sublingual Tablets in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

NCT01110889

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy of QAX576 in Asthma

NCT01130064

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of TKI258 in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients, Who Are With or Without t(4;14) Chromosomal Translocation

NCT01058434

COMPLETED Phase 2

Effect of AQW051 on Cognitive Function in Patients With Chronic Stable Schizophrenia

NCT01163227

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Agomelatine Sublingual Tablets in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

NCT01110902

TERMINATED Phase 1

Phase 1b/2 Study of BKM120 Plus Trastuzumab in Patients With HER2-positive Breast Cancer

NCT01132664

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AEB071 in Patients With Active, Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

NCT00572585

COMPLETED Phase 3

Global Study Looking at the Combination of RAD001 Plus Best Supportive Care (BSC) and Placebo Plus BSC to Treat Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

NCT01035229

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics of Sotrastaurin-tacrolimus vs. Mycophenolic Acid-tacrolimus in de Novo Liver Transplant Patients

NCT01128335

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of NVA237 in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01119950

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Trial of AUY922 vs. Comparators in Advanced Gastric Cancer

NCT01084330

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study to Investigate Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of BKM120 Plus GSK1120212 in Selected Advanced Solid Tumor Patients

NCT01155453

COMPLETED Phase 2

To Determine the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Effect on Pain of a Single Intra-articular Administration of Canakinumab in Patients With Osteoarthritis in the Knee

NCT01160822

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effect of QVA149 Versus NVA237 and Tiotropium on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Exacerbations

NCT01120691

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Tolerability of AIN457 in Adults (18-65 Years) With Moderate to Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis

NCT01109940

TERMINATED Phase 3

Extension to QTI571A2301 to Evaluate the Long-term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Imatinib in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

NCT01117987

TERMINATED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of AIN457 in Patients With Active Non-infectious Uveitis

NCT01095250

COMPLETED Phase 3

Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus in Liver Transplant Recipients

NCT01150097

COMPLETED Phase 2

Investigate Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of GSK2118436 & GSK1120212

NCT01072175

COMPLETED Phase 2

Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Event Free Survival With Iron Chelation Therapy Study

NCT00940602

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety, Tolerability and Abeta-specific Antibody Response of Repeated i.m. Injections of Adjuvanted CAD106 in Mild Alzheimer Patients

NCT01097096

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Panobinostat in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors and Various Degrees of Hepatic Function

NCT01007968

COMPLETED Phase 3

Canakinumab in the Treatment of Acute Gout Flares and Prevention of New Flares in Patients Unable to Use Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and/or Colchicines Including a 12 Week Extension and a 1 Year Open-label Extension Study.

NCT01080131

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Dose Ranging Study of AIN457 in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis

NCT01071252

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Different Regimens of Indacaterol

NCT01156844

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Study of TKI258 in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

NCT00790426

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Indacaterol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01089127

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study to Evaluate Panobinostat (DACi) Pharmacokinetics and Safety in Solid Tumors and Varying Renal Function

NCT00997399

TERMINATED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of QAV680 Versus Placebo in Patients With Asthma

NCT01103037

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Dose-escalation Pharmacokinetic Study of Intravenous ASA404 in Adult Advanced Cancer Patients With Impaired Renal Function and Patients With Normal Renal Function

NCT01278758

TERMINATED Phase 3

38 Week Extension Study to CAIN457C2303

NCT01093846

COMPLETED Phase 1

Bioavailability and Food Effect Study of TKI258 (CSF Capsules vs. FMI Capsules)in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01030055

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Indacaterol

NCT01079130

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Study to Evaluate the Effects of ASA404 Alone or in Combination With Taxane-based Chemotherapies on the Pharmacokinetics of Drugs in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies

NCT01290380

TERMINATED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of AIN457 in Patients With Quiescent Non-infectious Uveitis

NCT01032915

TERMINATED Phase 3

Continued HER2 Suppression With Lapatinib Plus Trastuzumab Versus Trastuzumab Alone

NCT00968968

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Determine the Safety and Effectiveness of RAD001 (Everolimus) in Patients With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

NCT01059318

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of Multiple Doses of QAX028 in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

NCT01068613

COMPLETED Phase 3

Non-inferiority Study of Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus With Low Dose Tacrolimus to Mycophenolate Mofetil With Standard Dose Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients

NCT01025817

COMPLETED Phase 3

Panobinostat or Placebo With Bortezomib and Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

NCT01023308

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Dose Escalation Study in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies

NCT01004224

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Phase Ib/IIb, Open-label, Multi-center, Study of Oral Panobinostat Administered With 5-Azacitidine (in Adult Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

NCT00946647

COMPLETED Phase 4

An Exploratory Trial to Assess the Improvement of Adverse Events in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Patients Treated With Imatinib When Switched to Nilotinib Treatment

NCT00980018

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of RAD001 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma That Has Progressed After High-dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant and/or After Gemcitabine- or Vinorelbine- or Vinblastine-based Treatment.

NCT01022996

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety & Effectiveness on Vascular Structure and Function of ACZ885 in Atherosclerosis and Either T2DM or IGT Patients

NCT00995930

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Sotrastaurin Combined With Tacrolimus vs. a Mycophenolic Acid-tacrolimus Regimen in Renal Transplant Patients

NCT01064791

TERMINATED Phase 3

This Study Will Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 Compared to Enalapril on Morbidity and Mortality of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

NCT01035255

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of QAX576 in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

NCT01022970

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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.