University of Southern California

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of Southern California sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#55 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

617 total trials 97 currently recruiting 361 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of Southern California: 617 sponsored US clinical trials, 97 recruiting.

University of Southern California sponsors 617 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 97 of them currently recruiting, and 361 completed. 31 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 173 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 6 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of Southern California ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#55 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 33/100

361 of 466 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (77.5%), 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

617 total, page 13 of 13

TERMINATED Phase 1

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT00005841

TERMINATED Phase 1

Study of Noscapine for Patients With Low Grade Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Refractory to Chemotherapy

NCT00183950

TERMINATED Phase 2

Chemotherapy Plus IM-862 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

NCT00006037

COMPLETED Phase 1

Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Trial of Intra-Abdominal Irinotecan

NCT00183859

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Gemcitabine and Concurrent Radiation Followed by Adjuvant Hysterectomy in Bulky Stage Ib and IIa Cervical Carcinoma

NCT00184093

TERMINATED Phase 2

Vaccine Therapy Followed by Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT00006113

COMPLETED Phase 1

IM-862 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

NCT00003773

COMPLETED Phase 2

Vaccine Therapy With or Without Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT00003339

COMPLETED Phase 2

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

NCT00003449

COMPLETED Phase 2

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II Melanoma That Can Be Removed by Surgery

NCT00003274

COMPLETED Phase 2

Radiation Therapy Plus Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage IIB or Stage III Breast Cancer

NCT00003050

TERMINATED Phase 2

Laparoscopic Ultrasound in Diagnosing Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

NCT00003085

TERMINATED Phase 1

Cryosurgery in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma

NCT00002863

TERMINATED Phase 1

Inhaled Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Cancer

NCT00003009

COMPLETED Phase 2

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Pancreas

NCT00002955

COMPLETED

Oral Contraceptive Hormone-free Interval Pituitary/ Ovarian Activity

NCT01953211

COMPLETED NA

Prospective Comparison of Ampicillin / Amoxicillin Versus Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Salmonella Infections in AIDS Patients

NCT00002052

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 83
Phase 2 90
Phase 3 9
Phase 4 22

What is open in the University of Southern California pipeline

97 recruiting of 617 indexed (16% open); 361 completed (59%).

Phase mix: 31 late (III/IV) vs 173 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (6 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 Southern California: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 617 registered trials and 16% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of Southern California 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 0200400600800 0%5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share University of Southern CaliforniaBaylor College of MedicineUS Department of Veterans AffairsUniversity of RochesterJanssen Research & DevelopmentYoungstown State UniversityRoswell Park Cancer InstituteFox Chase Cancer CenterUniversity of Oregon
University of Southern California 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 Southern California 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 617 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 16% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this University of Southern California page

617 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of University of Southern California or any single study.

  • 97 of University of Southern California's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition University of Southern California studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Obesity 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 Southern California pipeline card: 617 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.