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Pfizer clinical trial failures

Review 300 stopped clinical trials from Pfizer, including disease areas, phases, and classified stop reasons.

This page groups real ClinicalTrials.gov-derived stopped trial records. The strongest added signal is the stop-reason classification: 57 of these records are likely biological failure signals, while the rest may reflect operational, strategic, regulatory, funding, enrollment, or unclear stop reasons.

Total stopped trials300
Likely biological signals57
Shown below100

Dominant stop reasons

OPERATIONAL
146
OTHER/UNKNOWN
95
EFFICACY/FUTILITY
34
SAFETY
23
REGULATORY
2

Notable sponsors

Pfizer
300

Related phases

Phase I
118
Phase II
105
Phase III
56
Phase IV
21

Crawlable stopped-trial records

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Showing up to 100 representative records from this slice. Each link opens the trial detail page with source attribution and stop-reason context.

NCT03519178: A Study of PF-06873600 in People With Cancer

Phase I HR+ HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Male Breast Cancer trial by Pfizer. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.

Per business decision, but not due to safety concerns or regulatory request.

NCT04188509: Open-Label Extension of Voxelotor

Phase III Sickle Cell Disease trial by Pfizer. Stop reason: SAFETY.

Emerging clinical data evaluated by Pfizer and shared with regulatory authorities indicates that the risk profile of voxelotor in people with SCD exceeds the benefits observed in previously generated global research and requires further assessment.

NCT05561140: Resolution of Sickle Cell Leg Ulcers With Voxelotor

Phase III Sickle Cell Disease trial by Pfizer. Stop reason: SAFETY.

Emerging clinical data evaluated by Pfizer and shared with regulatory authorities indicates that the risk profile of voxelotor in people with SCD exceeds the benefits observed in previously generated global research and requires further assessment.

NCT05671653: A Study to Evaluate the Effect of the Experimental GLP-1 Drug PF-07081532 on Blood Levels of Common Birth Control Pills, and Drugs Omeprazole and Midazolam, and Effect of GLP-1 Drug Semaglutide on Midazolam Blood Levels in Healthy Adults With Weight in the Obesity Range

Phase I Obesity trial by Pfizer. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.

The decision to terminate clinical development of lotiglipron is based on pharmacokinetic data from Phase 1 drug-drug-interaction studies and laboratory measurements of elevated transaminases in these Phase 1 studies as well as a Phase 2 study.

NCT03530683: A Clinical Trial to Learn About the Study Medicine Called Maplirpacept (PF-07901801), Alone and When Used in Combination With Other Medicines to Treat Participants With Advanced Hematological Malignancies, Including Lymphoma, Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma

Phase I Lymphoma trial by Pfizer. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.

A business decision was made by Pfizer to terminate the study. Termination was not due to any safety concerns, requests from regulatory authorities, changes to the benefit/risk profile or any new concerns regarding the investigational product.

NCT03330405: Javelin Parp Medley: Avelumab Plus Talazoparib In Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Phase I Avelumab in Combination With Talazoparib Will be Investigated in Patients With Locally Advanced (Primary or Recurrent) or Metastatic Solid Tumors trial by Pfizer. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.

The study was terminated since there was no need for further safety or efficacy data to be collected. The participants having benefit from the investigational treatments have been moved to a continuation study (NCT05059522).