Emerging Technology Reports

The Emerging Technology Report provides regular updates about emerging and potentially disruptive technologies that are likely to have a significant impact in healthcare. This “early warning” report monitors new health technologies from 6 months to 2 years within a regulatory submission and tracks those as they go through clinical trial development and the regulatory approval process.

For each emerging technology, our analysts describe the technology and intended use, its prospects relative to the regulatory process and FDA information, competing technologies, relevant clinical guidelines, high-level look at the evidence such as published abstracts in the medical literature and available meeting abstracts, and available clinical trials.

Vosoritide for Achondroplasia

Vosoritide is a longer-acting C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) analog that modulates activity of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) by inhibiting a signaling pathway that mediates its effects, thereby stimulating endochondrial growth, resulting in enhanced growth velocity. It is proposed for the treatment of achondroplasia.

Tazverik (Tazemetostat) for Epithelioid Sarcoma

Tazverik is an oral methyltransferase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients aged 16 years and older with metastatic or locally advanced epithelioid sarcoma not eligible for complete resection. This indication was approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response. Continued approval for this indication …

Viltepso (Viltolarsen) for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Viltepso (viltolarsen) is an intravenously administered antisense oligonucleotide indicated for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 53 skipping.

Retevmo (Selpercatinib) for Thyroid Cancer

Retevmo (selpercatinib) is a novel oral highly selective RET inhibitor for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) who require systemic therapy, and adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic

Retevmo (Selpercatinib) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Retevmo (selpercatinib) is a novel oral highly selective RET inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dexamethasone for Treatment of COVID-19

Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid that is FDA-approved for numerous indications; it is under investigation for the treatment of COVID-19. Glucocorticoids are adrenocortical steroids that modify the body’s immune responses to diverse stimuli. Dexamethasone is indicated for treatment of allergic states, dermatologic diseases, endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, hema…

Ayvakit (Avapritinib) for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Ayvakit (avapritinib) is an oral potent and selective inhibitor of activated KIT and PDGFRA mutant kinases, particularly activation loop mutations and highly resistant PDGFRA D842V mutation. It is indicated for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal s…