University of California, San Francisco

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of California, San Francisco sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#10 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,713 total trials 272 currently recruiting 1130 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of California, San Francisco: 1,713 sponsored US clinical trials, 272 recruiting.

University of California, San Francisco sponsors 1,713 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 272 of them currently recruiting, and 1,130 completed. 196 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 359 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Breast Cancer, with 18 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of California, San Francisco ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#10 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

D 56/100

1,130 of 1,305 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (86.6%), 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

Pharmacogenomics in Autism Treatment

NCT00584701

COMPLETED NA

HIV and Hepatitis Care Coordination in Methadone Treatment

NCT00608192

TERMINATED NA

Efficacy of Nalbuphine and Naloxone Administered as Nose Sprays in the Treatment of Orofacial Pain

NCT00716807

COMPLETED NA

Expanded Prenatal Testing Options and Informed Choice

NCT00505596

COMPLETED NA

Improving Cancer Pain Management Through Self-Care

NCT00708019

COMPLETED

Understanding the Role of Genes and Biomarkers in the Inflammation and Blood Clotting Process in Children With Acute Lung Injury

NCT00605527

COMPLETED

Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project

NCT00552045

COMPLETED

Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of HIV-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

NCT00845013

TERMINATED NA

Use of Dexmedetomidine to Facilitate Extubation in Surgical ICU Patients Who Failed Previous Weaning Attempts

NCT00464490

TERMINATED Phase 2

Chemotherapy & Erlotinib in Treating Patients w/ Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

NCT00539617

COMPLETED Phase 4

Memantine (10mg BID) for the Frontal and Temporal Subtypes of Frontotemporal Dementia

NCT00545974

COMPLETED

Using Rheological Methods to Characterize Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Sputum and the Effects of Mucoactive Agents

NCT00758771

COMPLETED Phase 2

Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Glioma

NCT00619112

COMPLETED NA

Telephone-Based Decision Support for Rural Patients

NCT01217333

COMPLETED NA

Microarray Analysis of Sinus Samples From Patients With and Without Chronic Rhinosinusitis

NCT00683371

TERMINATED Phase 1

Cyberknife Radiosurgery Boost for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin Tumor)

NCT00630890

COMPLETED NA

Open Label Study of Alefacept Injections to Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis

NCT00678470

COMPLETED NA

De Novo Lipogenesis, Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

NCT00714129

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Bevacizumab Plus Temodar and Tarceva in Patients With Glioblastoma or Gliosarcoma

NCT00525525

COMPLETED NA

Paleolithic Diets vs T2D and Improvements in the Metabolic Syndrome

NCT00548782

COMPLETED

Leveraging Technology as a Clinician Extender to Screen Culturally Diverse Young Women for Chlamydia

NCT01140022

COMPLETED

Parental Knowledge and Attitudes of Confidential Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Services for Teens

NCT01144871

TERMINATED Phase 2

Nicotine Patches in Reducing Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Who Are Receiving Capecitabine For Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00751101

COMPLETED Phase 1

Lapatinib in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2

NCT00544804

COMPLETED

Development of a Predictive Model for Post-Discharge Nausea and Vomiting (PDNV)

NCT00514878

COMPLETED NA

The Mental Activity and eXercise Trial for Seniors

NCT00522899

COMPLETED NA

Randomized Controlled Trial of Bipolar Versus Ultrasonic Hemostasis Techniques in Thyroidectomy

NCT00524966

COMPLETED Phase 1

Randomized Clinical Trial of Intensive Computer-based Cognitive Remediation in Recent-onset Schizophrenia

NCT00694889

TERMINATED Phase 2

Valproic Acid (Depakote ER) in Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancer

NCT00525135

COMPLETED

The Role of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Circulating Progenitor Cell Function

NCT00627068

COMPLETED NA

Measuring Effectiveness in Sleep Apnea Surgery

NCT00518128

COMPLETED Phase 1

Lucentis for Inflammatory Macular Edema Trial

NCT00498355

TERMINATED Phase 2

Sandostatin for Patients With Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer

NCT00510224

COMPLETED Phase 4

Concomitant Administration of FSH With HCG Improves Oocyte Maturation and Quality Double -Blinded Randomized Trial

NCT00854373

COMPLETED NA

Hypnosis for Smoking Relapse Prevention

NCT00770380

COMPLETED

Tetralogy of Fallot Seed Grant

NCT00722826

COMPLETED NA

Fotonovela for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT00472095

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Vascular Pathology With 3D, Time-Resolved Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

NCT00722904

COMPLETED

Effects of Chemotherapy on the Brain in Women With Newly Diagnosed Early-Stage Breast Cancer

NCT00755313

TERMINATED Phase 4

Trial Comparing Intravenous and Oral Moderate Sedation for First Trimester Surgical Abortions

NCT01011634

TERMINATED Phase 1

Study of Standard-Dose Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin and Etoposide

NCT01300793

TERMINATED Early Phase 1

A Pilot Study of Standard-Dose Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin and Etoposide (RICE) Plus Bortezomib (Velcade) in a Dose-Escalating Fashion for Patients With Relapsed or Primary Refractory Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Who Are Candidates for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

NCT00515138

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Daily Calorie or Alternate-day Calorie Reductions on Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

NCT00467220

COMPLETED NA

Smoking Reduction and Cessation Interventions for Chinese

NCT00714532

COMPLETED Phase 2

Intermittent Chemotherapy With or Without Granulocyte-macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) for Metastatic Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer (HRPC)

NCT00488982

COMPLETED NA

Interventions for Smoking Among Persons in Recovery

NCT00714896

COMPLETED Phase 1

Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure to Treat Pectus Excavatum

NCT00466206

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Safety Study of Rituximab Plus MTX Injected Into the Cerebrospinal Fluid in the Treatment of Brain Lymphoma

NCT00221325

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of the Mechanisms of Asthma

NCT00595153

COMPLETED Phase 2

Vaginal Testosterone Cream vs ESTRING for Vaginal Dryness or Decreased Libido in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients

NCT00698035

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 193
Phase 2 166
Phase 3 44
Phase 4 152

What is open in the University of California, San Francisco pipeline

272 recruiting of 1,713 indexed (16% open); 1,130 completed (66%).

Phase mix: 196 late (III/IV) vs 359 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Breast Cancer (18 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.

University of California, San Francisco: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,713 registered trials and 16% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of California, San Francisco 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 05001,0001,5002,000 5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share University of California, San FranciscoDuke UniversityStanford UniversityVA Office of Research and DevelopmentPfizerUniversity of OregonFox Chase Cancer CenterYoungstown State UniversityECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
University of California, San Francisco 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).

University of California, San Francisco 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 1,713 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 16% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this University of California, San Francisco page

1,713 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of University of California, San Francisco or any single study.

  • 272 of University of California, San Francisco's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Breast Cancer is the condition University of California, San Francisco studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Breast 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. University of California, San Francisco pipeline card: 1,713 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.