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Trade names | Lenvima, Kisplyx, others |
Other names | E7080 |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
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Routes of administration | By mouth |
Drug class | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor[1] |
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Bioavailability | 85% (estimated) |
Protein binding | 98–99% |
Metabolism | CYP3A4, aldehyde oxidase, non-enzymatic |
Metabolites | Desmethyl-lenvatinib (M2) and others |
Elimination half-life | 28 hours |
Excretion | ~65% feces, 25% urine |
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Formula | C21H19ClN4O4 |
Molar mass | 426.86 g·mol−1 |
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Lenvatinib, sold under the brand name Lenvima among others, is medication used to treat certain types of thyroid cancer, renal cell cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma.[2][3] For thyroid cancer, it is used when radioactive iodine is not effective.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1]
Common side effects include high blood pressure, diarrhea, weight loss, nausea, inflammation of the mouth, headache, and rash.[2] Other side effects may include kidney problems, heart failure, blood clots, bleeding in the brain, and liver problems.[2] Use in pregnancy may harm the baby.[1] It is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor against VEGFR1, VEGFR2 and VEGFR3.[1]
Lenvatinib was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2015.[1][2] In the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £1,400 at a dose of 10 mg per day for a month as of 2021.[3] In the United States this amount is about 21,300 USD.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Lenvatinib Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lenvima". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c BNF 81: March-September 2021. BMJ Group and the Pharmaceutical Press. 2021. p. 1033. ISBN 978-0857114105.
- ^ "Lenvima Prices, Coupons & Patient Assistance Programs". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.