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University of Pennsylvania clinical trial failures
Review 90 stopped clinical trials from University of Pennsylvania, 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: 3 of these records are likely biological failure signals, while the rest may reflect operational, strategic, regulatory, funding, enrollment, or unclear stop reasons.
Dominant stop reasons
- OPERATIONAL
- 61
- OTHER/UNKNOWN
- 26
- EFFICACY/FUTILITY
- 2
- SAFETY
- 1
Notable sponsors
- University of Pennsylvania
- 90
Related phases
- Phase I
- 29
- Phase II
- 27
- Unknown
- 14
- Early Phase I
- 9
- Phase IV
- 8
Crawlable stopped-trial records
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Phase II Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Phase II Opioid-use Disorder trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding not renewed
Phase I Pancreatic Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative reasons
Phase I Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative reasons
Phase I Multiple Myeloma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Slow accrual at the time when sufficient participants were already enrolled to answer the scientific question posed by the study.
Phase III Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
We do not have active funding at this time.
Phase I Breast Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Feasibility Concerns
Phase II Opioid Dependence trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Primary funding source has ended.
Unknown Multidrug Resistant Bacterial Infection trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding Withdrawn
Phase I Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative decision
Phase I Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative decision
Phase I Peripheral Nerve Block trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
terminated due to lack of resources
Phase I SARS-CoV-2 trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
For administrative reasons, the study was never opened and was terminated.
Phase I Ovarian Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
This study was halted prematurely due to recruitment barriers
Early Phase I Cardiac Amyloidosis trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Low accrual
Unknown Cholesterol, HDL trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Lack of funding
Phase II Lung Transplant trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Insufficient enrollment; departure of primary investigator from institution
Early Phase I Glioblastoma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Companion treatment trial closed early with negative results. No imaging study participants completed the full study imaging planned due to logistical difficulties.
Phase I Fecal Incontinence trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative reasons
Phase I Colorectal Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Lack of enrollment
Phase III Rotator Cuff Tears trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
PI departed from the institution and study was closed.
Phase II Mild Cognitive Impairment trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding issues.
Phase I Healthy trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding was not available to complete enrollment
Phase II Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative reasons
Phase II Severe Clostridium Difficile Infection trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative reasons.
Phase II Non Small Cell Lung Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative reasons
Phase IV Craniotomy Surgery trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
PI left institution
Early Phase I LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL) OR SMALL LYMPHOCYTIC LYMPHOMA (SLL) trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Study is terminated due to administrative reasons.
Phase II Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Study is terminated because of administrative reasons.
Phase I Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No available investigational product
Phase I Multiple Myeloma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Sponsor has terminated trial to pursue other targets.
Early Phase I Malignant Melanoma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Halt in funding
Phase I Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: EFFICACY/FUTILITY.
This study was terminated due to lack of efficacy
Early Phase I Hodgkin Lymphoma With no Available Curative Treatment Options Who Have a Limited Prognosis trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
unable to meet enrollment goal
Phase I Patients With Residual or Reccurent EGFRvIII+ Glioma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Sponsor decision to terminate prior to completion to pursue combination therapies.
Phase II Multiple Myeloma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Study was terminated due to administrative reasons.
Phase II Anesthesia Awareness trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Due to the impact of COVID-19
Phase II Opioid Use Disorder trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
NIDA has advised us to terminate this protocol due to the difficulties in finding appropriate subjects.
Phase II TBI trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Unable to recruit participants
Phase I Traumatic Brain Injury trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Difficulty enrolling participants due to COVID emergency, and planned start of new study to address this question in a more rigorous fashion.
Phase I ALS trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding issues.
Phase IV Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
COVID 19 pandemic
Unknown Non-small Cell Lung Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Poor Accrual
Phase I Soft Tissue Sarcoma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
PI Left Institution
Phase II Keloid trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Investigator decision
Phase I Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Insufficient funds
Phase II Renal Insufficiency, Chronic trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
lack of funding
Phase I Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Administrative Reasons
Early Phase I Hodgkin Lymphoma trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Principal Investigator decision to stop trial
Unknown Pleural Effusion, Malignant trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Slow enrollment
Unknown Distal Radius Fracture trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
prior to its planned completion as anticipated by the protocol due to lack of resources
Unknown Wrist Injuries trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
lack of resources
Phase I Pancreatic Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Lack of efficacy and funding to continue investigation
Phase II Alcoholism trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: EFFICACY/FUTILITY.
interim analysis of efficacy completed and termination recommended
Phase I Neoplasms trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Recruitment Fulfilled
Phase IV Ulcerative Colitis trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
No patient accrual
Phase III Primary Ovarian Insufficiency trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Phase II Hormone Deficiency trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding ended
Early Phase I Aortic Disease trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
the study was suspended due to shortage of the study drug (amicar).
Phase II Hepatopulmonary Syndrome trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Unknown Through-and-through Lip Lacerations trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Not enough subject enrolled
Phase I Rhinitis trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Institutional decision
Phase II Alcohol Drinking trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
We terminated the study to run it as a sub-study of NCT02371889, which is a 13 week, placebo controlled, double-blind, trial of topiramate in heavy drinkers.
Unknown Pain, Chronic trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Implementation issues
Phase IV Transplants and Implants trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
enrollment halted in order to have all patients complete follow-up by Jan 2011
Phase I Persistent Pregnancy of Unknown Location trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
A new protocol was written to replace this protocol.
Phase II Gonadotroph Adenomas trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
unable to identify a third subject
Early Phase I Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
This study was terminated due to lack of funding.
Unknown Cognitive Impairments trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding not obtained
Unknown Peripheral Arterial Disease trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Could not enroll subjects who met the stringent inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Unknown Obesity trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Unable to reliably reproduce, visualize, or quantify microvascular flow in the subcutaneous tissue, the skeletal muscle or peri-adventitia
Phase II Hypertension, Pulmonary trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Phase IV Complex Partial Seizures trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Was not possible to enroll sufficient number of subjects to draw any worthwhile conclusions from the study.
Early Phase I Traumatic Brain Injury trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
End of funding and low enrollment
Phase II Desensitization trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
has not demonstrated efficacy in primary goal
Phase IV Transplants and Implants trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
due to low study enrollment
Phase I Ovarian Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Phase I Cocaine-Related Disorders trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Unknown Planned RRSO trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding was not obtained for this study and no participants were enrolled.
Phase II Varenicline and the Blunting of Cocaine Cues trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
This study never started, no funding.
Phase II Cocaine Dependence trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
This study never started due to delays in medication development
Phase I Pancreatic Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Withdrawn due to transfer of Investigator
Phase IV Cesarean Section trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Phase IV Labor, Premature trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
Funding completed
Phase II Heavy Drinking trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
We terminated the study due to problems recruiting alcoholic subjects with HIV.
Phase I Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbations While on and Off Hormonal Contraception trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Phase II Breast Cancer trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
No stop-reason text available in the compact dataset.
Unknown Prescribers' Drug Orders trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: SAFETY.
four adverse events encountered
Phase II Temporomandibular Joint trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OPERATIONAL.
29-Apr-14 UPENN IRB granted approval to close study due to lack of funding
Unknown Diabetes Mellitus trial by University of Pennsylvania. Stop reason: OTHER/UNKNOWN.
Very few patients met eligibility criteria, none of whom elected to enroll.