Lenvatinib (Lenvima)

General information

Class/mechanism: Tyrosine kinase inhibitor of multiple receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), including: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors VEGFR1 (FLT1), VEGFR2 (KDR), and VEGFR3 (FLT4); fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, and FGFR4; platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα), KIT, and RET. Inhibition of these receptor tyrosine kinases interferes with cancer cells' proliferation and pathogenic angiogenesis.
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a

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Diseases for which it is established

• Endometrial cancer
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Differentiated thyroid cancer

Diseases for which it is used

• Cholangiocarcinoma

Patient drug information

• Lenvatinib (Lenvima) package insert
• Lenvatinib (Lenvima) patient drug information (Chemocare)
• Lenvatinib (Lenvima) patient drug information (UpToDate)

History of changes in FDA indication

Differentiated thyroid cancer

• 2015-02-13: Approved for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer. (Initial approval; based on SELECT)

Endometrial cancer

• 2019-09-17: Accelerated approval in combination with Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) and who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy but are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation. (Based on KEYNOTE-146)
  • 2021-07-21: Converted to regular approval in combination with Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) and who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy but are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation. (Based on KEYNOTE-775)

Hepatocellular carcinoma

• 2018-08-16: Approved for first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (Based on REFLECT)

Renal cell carcinoma

• 2016-05-13: Approved in combination with everolimus, for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma following one prior anti-angiogenic therapy. (Based on E7080-G000-205)
• 2021-08-10: Approved in combination with Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). (Based on CLEAR)

History of changes in EMA indication

• 2015-05-28: Initial authorization as Lenvima
• 2016-08-25: Initial authorization as Kisplyx

Differentiated thyroid cancer

• Lenvima is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with progressive, locally advanced or metastatic, differentiated (papillary/follicular/Hürthle cell) thyroid carcinoma (DTC), refractory to radioactive iodine (RAI).

Hepatocellular carcinoma

• Lenvima is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have received no prior systemic therapy.

History of changes in Health Canada indication

• 2019-09-20: Notice of compliance with conditions in combination with pembrolizumab, for the treatment of adult patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR), who have disease progression following prior platinum-based systemic therapy, and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.

History of changes in PMDA indication

• 2021-12-24: new indication and a new dosage for the treatment of unresectable advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma that has progressed after cancer chemotherapy.

Also known as

• Code name: E7080
• Brand name: Kisplyx, Lenvima