Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Lenvatinib shows promise for radioiodine-refractory, differentiated thyroid cancer

Patients with advanced, radioiodine-refractory, differentiated thyroid cancer demonstrated encouraging response rates and PFS when treated with lenvatinib, according to data from a phase 2 trial.Lenvatinib (Lenvima, Eisai) — a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets VEGF receptors 1-3 and fibroblast growth factor receptors 1-4 —induced responses in patients who had and had not previously received VEGF therapy, results showed.


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