Lenvima FDA Approval History
Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on Sep 18, 2019.
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved February 13, 2015)
Brand name: Lenvima
Generic name: lenvatinib
Dosage form: Capsules
Company: Eisai Inc.
Treatment for: Thyroid Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Endometrial Cancer
Lenvima (lenvatinib) is a multiple receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor for the treatment of thyroid cancer, renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and endometrial carcinoma.
Indications
- Thyroid Cancer
- for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- in combination with everolimus, for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following one prior antiangiogenic therapy.
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
- Endometrial Carcinoma
- in combination with pembrolizumab, for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR), who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.
Development timeline for Lenvima
Further information
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