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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RECRUITING NA

Mobile App to Help Survivors of Childhood Cancer Navigate Long-Term Follow-Up Care

NCT05641961

RECRUITING NA

Structured Program of Exercise for Recipients of Kidney Transplantation

NCT04954690

RECRUITING Phase 4

Use of CXCL9 as a Biomarker of Acthar Efficacy

NCT02523092

RECRUITING Phase 4

TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health

NCT05362292

RECRUITING Phase 4

Psoriatic Immune Response to Tildrakizumab

NCT05390515

RECRUITING NA

Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT05265000

RECRUITING Phase 4

Extended Bolus for Meals in a Closed-loop System

NCT05454891

RECRUITING NA

Ocular Pathogen and Transcriptome Investigation Using Comprehensive Sequencing

NCT05286203

RECRUITING NA

Family Mental Health Family Navigator Project (FMHN)

NCT04822636

RECRUITING

Registry of Patients Diagnosed With Lysosomal Storage Diseases

NCT05619900

RECRUITING Phase 4

Evaluating a Dropless Postoperative Regimen After Cataract Surgery in a Vulnerable, County-hospital Population

NCT05157113

RECRUITING NA

Patient Decision-making About Precision Oncology in Veterans With Advanced Prostate Cancer

NCT05396872

RECRUITING

Volunteers to Investigate Best Results for Ablation and Novel Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation

NCT05504356

RECRUITING

Dental Block for Pain Relief in ED Dental Pain Patients

NCT05351099

RECRUITING Phase 3

Addressing Taste Dysfunction With Miraculin in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy

NCT05273307

RECRUITING NA

Individualized Treatment Plan in Children and Young Adults With Relapsed Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

NCT05057702

RECRUITING Phase 3

Peri-operative Oral Pain Control Following Buccal Graft Urethroplasty

NCT05300685

RECRUITING

Pilot Study of Pancreatic Cancer Screening

NCT05058846

RECRUITING

CNKSR2 Natural History Study

NCT06500260

RECRUITING

Pulse Oximeter Accuracy in Healthy Humans During Hypoxia

NCT06142019

RECRUITING NA

Understanding Motivation in Parkinson's Patients Through Neurophysiology

NCT05065151

RECRUITING

Mechanisms of Resistance to PSMA Radioligand Therapy

NCT05435495

RECRUITING NA

Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors (Tools To Be Fit)

NCT05056077

RECRUITING Phase 2

Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Diffuse Midline Gliomas

NCT05009992

RECRUITING Phase 2

Microbiome and Association With Implant Infections

NCT05020574

RECRUITING Phase 3

A Clinical Trial of Intravenous Lidocaine After Spinal Surgery to Prevent Delirium and Reduce Pain

NCT05010148

RECRUITING NA

Parenting Stress mHealth

NCT05032742

RECRUITING Phase 1

PEARL (PrEnAtal Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disorders)

NCT04532047

RECRUITING Phase 4

Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease

NCT04715568

RECRUITING NA

A Mobile Health Intervention to Reduce Sweet Beverage Consumption in Latino Children

NCT04754269

RECRUITING Phase 2

Binimetinib and Imatinib for Unresectable Stage III-IV KIT-Mutant Melanoma

NCT04598009

RECRUITING Phase 4

Guselkumab Immunogenetics

NCT04645355

RECRUITING

KIDney Injury in Times of COVID-19 (KIDCOV)

NCT04705766

RECRUITING

Lung Macrophage Populations and Functions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)-Susceptible Smokers

NCT04722835

RECRUITING NA

Improving Survivorship Care for Older Adults After Chemotherapy

NCT04405115

RECRUITING NA

Community-Based Health Coach for Access to Germline Genetic Testing Among African American Men With Prostate Cancer

NCT04763980

RECRUITING Phase 1

Trametinib and Everolimus for Treatment of Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Recurrent Gliomas (PNOC021)

NCT04485559

RECRUITING NA

Biomarkers of Depression and Treatment Response

NCT04581902

RECRUITING NA

Reaching for Equity in Sleep Apnea Treatment (REST) Study

NCT04209985

RECRUITING NA

Medial-prefrontal Enhancement During Schizophrenia Systems Imaging

NCT04807530

RECRUITING NA

SCOPE Analytic Treatment Interruption Protocol

NCT04359186

RECRUITING NA

Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers

NCT04221893

RECRUITING

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Prospective Observational Registry and Biospecimen Repository

NCT04115566

RECRUITING

Long-term Impact of Infection With Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

NCT04362150

RECRUITING NA

Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Chronic Pain

NCT04144972

RECRUITING

UCSF PANC Cyst Registry

NCT04291651

RECRUITING NA

Vicryl Rapide Versus Nonabsorbable Suture

NCT04056013

RECRUITING NA

Rehabilitation and Longitudinal Follow-up of Cognition in Adult Lower Grade Gliomas

NCT03948490

RECRUITING NA

Village-Integrated Eye Worker Trial II

NCT03752840

RECRUITING Phase 2

Metformin for Pulmonary Hypertension HFpEF

NCT03629340

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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.

University of California, San Francisco pipeline card: 1,713 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.