Clinical Trials in Texas

Texas has 818 clinical trials currently recruiting participants, ranking #3 among all states. The most-studied condition is Ovarian Cancer with 17 active trials.

818

Total Trials

818

Recruiting

National Rank

Conditions

Trials by Phase

294

Not Applicable

102

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Early Phase 1

124

Phase 1

156

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Top Conditions in Texas

#	Condition	Trials
1	Ovarian Cancer	17
2	Colorectal Cancer	16
3	Breast Cancer	15
4	Advanced Solid Tumor	15
5	Multiple Myeloma	13
6	Bladder Cancer	12
7	Esophageal Cancer	12
8	Generalized Myasthenia Gravis	12
9	Melanoma	11
10	Renal Cell Carcinoma	11
11	Solid Tumor	10
12	Lung Cancer	10
13	Pancreatic Cancer	10
14	Gastric Cancer	10
15	Endometrial Cancer	10
16	Prostate Cancer	10
17	Mesothelioma	9
18	Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma	9
19	Cervical Cancer	9
20	Schizophrenia	9

Top Sponsors in Texas

#	Sponsor	Trials
1	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	45
2	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	44
3	M.d. Anderson Cancer Center	40
4	Baylor College of Medicine	20
5	The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	17
6	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	15
7	Novartis Pharmaceuticals	12
8	GlaxoSmithKline	11
9	Hoffmann-La Roche	10
10	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	9
11	University of Texas at Austin	9
12	Eli Lilly and Company	9
13	Amgen	8
14	AbbVie	8
15	AstraZeneca	8

Cities With Most Trials in Texas

#	City	Trials
1	Houston	428
2	Dallas	238
3	San Antonio	111
4	Austin	86
5	Fort Worth	25
6	Tyler	21
7	El Paso	19
8	The Woodlands	14
9	Bellaire	14
10	Plano	13
11	Arlington	11
12	McAllen	9
13	Galveston	9
14	Irving	8
15	Katy	8

Important: This information is for research purposes only. Always talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Texas currently has 818 clinical trials actively recruiting participants, making it #3 nationally by total trial count.

The most-studied conditions in Texas are Ovarian Cancer (17 trials), Colorectal Cancer (16 trials), Breast Cancer (15 trials).

Browse the conditions listed on this page to find trials recruiting in Texas. Each condition page shows trial details, eligibility criteria in plain English, and contact information. Always talk to your doctor about whether a trial is right for you.

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial counts reflect currently recruiting studies listed on ClinicalTrials.gov with locations in this state.

Texas Trial Details →All State Statistics →

The this entity category groups every U.S. clinical trials and research registries entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader the NIH ClinicalTrials.gov registry distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying the NIH ClinicalTrials.gov registry data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, 2026.