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Drug

Selpercatinib

Approved · FDA / EMA
Emerging researchLate-stage development

Also known as Retevmo.

2
Research papers
15
Active clinical trials
22
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice) Screening Protocol

Clinical trial2026-06-17Results posted · ClinicalTrials.gov

Neoadjuvant Treatment With Selpercatinib in RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers

Clinical trial2026-05-20Results expected Q4 2027 · ClinicalTrials.gov

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in <i>RET</i>-Altered Thyroid Cancers.

Research2020-08-01The New England journal of medicine

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Selpercatinib
Aliases & brands
Retevmo
RxNorm CUI
2370147
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL5430810
UNII
CEGM9YBNGD
Regulatory jurisdictions
fdaema

Regulatory timeline

22 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Approval / market entry confirmed across FDA and EMA (2020-05-082021-02-11)
Earliest approval
2020-05-08
Latest approval
2026-07-14
Authorities
FDA · EMA
Total events
22
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 21 events
2026-07-14Indication expansion
Indication expansion: SELPERCATINIB (NDA218160)
Evidence ↗
2026-07-14Indication expansion
Indication expansion: SELPERCATINIB (NDA213246)
Evidence ↗
2025-11-20Label change
Label change: SELPERCATINIB (NDA218160)
Evidence ↗
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 1 event
2021-02-11ApprovalMulti-authority
Approval: Retsevmo (EMA)
Indication: Retsevmo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adults with: advanced RET fusion positive non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) not previously treated with a RETShow full indication

Retsevmo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adults with: advanced RET fusion positive non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) not previously treated with a RET inhibitor. For biomarker-based patient selection, see section 4.2.  Retsevmo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adults and paediatric patients 2  years of age and older with: advanced RET fusion positive thyroid cancer who are radioactive iodine-refractory (if radioactive iodine is appropriate) . For biomarker-based patient selection, see section 4.2. advanced RET mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) . For biomarker-based patient selection, see section 4.2. advanced RET fusion positive solid tumours, when treatment options not targeting RET provide limited clinical benefit, or have been exhausted (see sections  4.4 and 5.1). For biomarker-based patient selection, see section 4.2.

Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Clinical trials

32 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
32
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2023
15
Active studies
5
Recruiting
4
Late-stage (III+)
15
Completed
2
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 32
Early Phase 11Phase 115Phase 1 / 21Phase 211Phase 33Phase 41

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

2 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in <i>RET</i> Fusion-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 591 cites

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in &lt;i&gt;RET&lt;/i&gt;-Altered Thyroid Cancers.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 555 cites
Recent papers

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in <i>RET</i> Fusion-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 591 cites

Efficacy of Selpercatinib in &lt;i&gt;RET&lt;/i&gt;-Altered Thyroid Cancers.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 555 cites
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • The New England journal of medicine2
Leading researchers
  • Barlesi F2
  • Drilon A2
  • Ebata K2
  • Gautschi O2
  • Huang X2
  • Nguyen M2
  • Patel J2
  • Rothenberg SM2
Leading institutions
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  • From Massachusetts General Hospital (L.J.W.) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (J. Lorch)1
  • From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.1

Related diseases

1 conditions

Regulator-approved indications and conditions co-mentioned with this drug across the research literature. Number shows shared papers.

Active research areas
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.