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Lenvima (lenvatinib)

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Other names: E7080, E-7080, E 7080, ER 20349200, ER-203492-00, MK-7902, ER20349200, ER-20349200, MK7902, MK 7902
Company:
Eisai, Knight Therap, Merck (MSD)
Drug class:
c-KIT inhibitor, FGFR inhibitor, VEGFR inhibitor, RET inhibitor, PDGFR α antagonist
Related drugs:
3d
The Prognostic Value and Immunotherapeutic Characteristics of GFPT2 in Pan-cancer. (PubMed, Comb Chem High Throughput Screen)
Collectively, GFPT2 is potentially useful as a biomarker for prognostic prediction and immune infiltration in a variety of malignancies ,and could lead to exciting new approaches to personalized oncotherapy.
Journal • Tumor mutational burden • PARP Biomarker • IO biomarker • Pan tumor
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TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden) • MSI (Microsatellite instability) • GFPT2 (Glutamine-Fructose-6-Phosphate Transaminase 2)
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Lynparza (olaparib) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Tasigna (nilotinib)
3d
Establishment and characterization of mouse metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma organoids. (PubMed, Sci Rep)
Transcriptomic analysis of these resistant organoids identified key pathways related to KRAS signaling, inflammation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), revealing potential targets for overcoming Lenvatinib resistance. This study provides valuable insights into MASH-related HCC progression and drug resistance, offering a model for further therapeutic research.
Preclinical • Journal
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KRAS (KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
3d
EPOC2001: An Open Label Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib with Pembrolizumab or Lenvatinib, Pembrolizumab and FLOT in the Neoadjuvant / Adjuvant Treatment for Patients with Gastric Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=43, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Center Hospital East | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial primary completion date: Aug 2025 --> Aug 2026
Enrollment closed • Trial primary completion date
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • docetaxel • 5-fluorouracil • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • oxaliplatin • levoleucovorin calcium
3d
Trial completion
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • ER (Estrogen receptor) • PGR (Progesterone receptor)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
3d
Comparative Outcome Analysis of Lenvatinib Versus Sorafenib for Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation. (PubMed, Transplantation)
Our findings suggest lenvatinib is a valuable treatment option for patients with HCC recurrence after LT.
Journal
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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sorafenib • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
6d
New P1/2 trial • Combination therapy • Metastases
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carboplatin • docetaxel • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) • Tevimbra (tislelizumab-jsgr) • Zejula (niraparib)
8d
New P3 trial
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
8d
A prospective, open, multi-cohort study of cardonilimab combined with lenvastinib in renal cell carcinoma (ChiCTR2400090483)
P2, N=46, Not yet recruiting, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
New P2 trial
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
8d
New P2 trial • Metastases
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5-fluorouracil • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • leucovorin calcium • Ariely (adebrelimab)
8d
An open-label, single-center, prospective study of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with Adabelimab and lenvatinib mesylate for unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. (ChiCTR2400090801)
P2, N=30, Not yet recruiting, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (Jiangsu Province Hospital); The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
New P2 trial • Metastases
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
8d
New P2 trial
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
8d
Efficacy and safety of adebrelimab combined with lenvatinib as neoadjuvant therapy for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled open-label phase II study (ChiCTR2400080080)
P2, N=36, Recruiting, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting
Enrollment open
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Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Ariely (adebrelimab)
11d
Neoadjuvant Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab in Merkel Cell Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=26, Active, not recruiting, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
12d
Lenvatinib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma promotes malignant potential of tumor-associated macrophages via exosomal miR-301a-3p. (PubMed, Ann Gastroenterol Surg)
Activation of Nrf2 signaling by LR HCC cell-derived exosomal miR-301a-3p skewed the transformation of macrophages to the M2 phenotype. Our study provides new findings on the role of miR-301a-3p, suggesting it is a promising therapeutic target to improve HCC lenvatinib resistance.
Journal
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PTEN (Phosphatase and tensin homolog)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
12d
Rapid Sequencing of Approved Therapies in Patients with Metastatic or Unresectable Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=20, Recruiting, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Trial completion date: Dec 2025 --> Dec 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2025 --> Sep 2026
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Metastases
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • everolimus • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Cabometyx (cabozantinib tablet)
13d
Efficacy, safety, and biomarker analysis of TACE combined with lenvatinib plus sintilimab in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a real-world study. (PubMed, Cancer Immunol Immunother)
The combination regimen demonstrated promising efficacy in treating unresectable HCC, accompanied by manageable safety profiles. Furthermore, the results of this investigation suggest that AFP holds promise as predictive biomarkers for this treatment strategy.
Retrospective data • Journal • Real-world evidence • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker • Real-world
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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Tyvyt (sintilimab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
13d
New P2 trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
13d
Neoadjuvant Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab for IVC Tumor Thrombus (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=30, Recruiting, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Trial primary completion date: Aug 2024 --> Dec 2024
Trial primary completion date
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
13d
Hepatic Arterial Infusion Combined With Lenvatinib and Camrelizumab for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=39, Completed, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University | Recruiting --> Completed
Trial completion
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Lenvima (lenvatinib) • AiRuiKa (camrelizumab) • oxaliplatin
13d
PEMMELA: Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib In Second Line and Third Line Malignant Pleural mesotheLioma Patients (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=58, Active, not recruiting, The Netherlands Cancer Institute | Trial completion date: Mar 2025 --> Mar 2026
Trial completion date
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TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden) • CTLA4 (Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated Protein 4)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
13d
BAIAP2L2 promotes the malignancy of hepatocellular carcinoma via GABPB1-mediated reactive oxygen species imbalance. (PubMed, Cancer Gene Ther)
BAIAP2L2 inhibits the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by regulating GABPB1, thereby promoting cancer properties in HCC and reducing the sensitivity of HCC to lenvatinib. In summary, this study elucidates the role and underlying mechanism of BAIAP2L2 in HCC, providing a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for this disease.
Journal
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BAIAP2 (BAR/IMD Domain Containing Adaptor Protein 2)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
14d
N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) modification activates serine synthesis pathway to mediate therapeutic resistance in liver cancer. (PubMed, Mol Ther)
STM2457 treatment attenuated the serine synthesis pathway, induced oxidative stress, and sensitized HCC cells to sorafenib and lenvatinib treatments. In conclusion, our findings suggest that targeting m6A could be a potential therapeutic strategy for HCC treatment.
Journal
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TP53 (Tumor protein P53) • MYC (V-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog) • PHGDH (Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase) • IGF2BP3 (Insulin Like Growth Factor 2 MRNA Binding Protein 3) • METTL3 (Methyltransferase Like 3)
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MYC overexpression • MYC expression
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sorafenib • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
17d
Trial completion date
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • sunitinib • everolimus • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
17d
New P2 trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
19d
Radiotherapy plus lenvatinib versus radiotherapy plus sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a retrospective study. (PubMed, Front Pharmacol)
Compared to RT + S, RT + L had good efficacy in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with PVTT. Validation is needed in prospective studies with larger sample sizes.
Retrospective data • Journal
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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sorafenib • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
19d
Metastatic SMARCB1-Deficient Renal Medullary Carcinoma without Hemoglobinopathy with Durable and Dramatic Response to Pembrolizumab plus Lenvatinib: Case Report. (PubMed, Case Rep Oncol)
To date, this patient continues to show a near complete response to this treatment regimen. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of SMARCB1-deficient RMC without hemoglobinopathy to receive this treatment regimen and show such a response.
Journal • Metastases
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SMARCB1 (SWI/SNF Related, Matrix Associated, Actin Dependent Regulator Of Chromatin, Subfamily B, Member 1)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
19d
Impact of baseline body mass index on the long-term prognosis of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy. (PubMed, World J Gastroenterol)
BMI is a long-term predictor of the efficacy of lenvatinib plus camrelizumab, and obese/overweight patients have a better prognosis.
Retrospective data • Journal • Metastases
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib) • AiRuiKa (camrelizumab)
19d
Conversion therapy in advanced perihilar cholangiocarcinoma based on patient-derived organoids: A case report. (PubMed, World J Gastrointest Oncol)
PDOs for drug sensitivity contribute to screening effective chemotherapy drugs for advanced pCCA, promoting conversion therapy and improving the prognosis.
Journal • Metastases
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CEACAM5 (CEA Cell Adhesion Molecule 5) • AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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cisplatin • gemcitabine • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) • albumin-bound paclitaxel
19d
Improving clinical outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Role of antiviral therapy, conversion therapy, and palliative therapy. (PubMed, World J Gastrointest Oncol)
If, following downstaging, the patient qualifies for liver resection based on locally prevalent resectability criteria, then such therapy is labelled as conversion (from unresectable to resectable) therapy. In unresectable patients treated by a combination of treatment options, serological markers like neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and alpha-fetoprotein are reported to predict treatment responses, thus enabling personalized medicine.
Clinical data • Journal
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
19d
Neoadjuvant systemic therapy for inoperable differentiated thyroid cancers: Impact on tumor resectability. (PubMed, Surgery)
Neoadjuvant use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors seems extremely effective in downstaging surgically unresectable differentiated thyroid cancers to achieve R0 resection while avoiding unnecessary surgical morbidities. A multidisciplinary approach with early genomic profiling to guide personalized neoadjuvant use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors is essential. Prospective studies are urgently needed to define the potential role of neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitors in advanced thyroid cancer management.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker
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BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • RET (Ret Proto-Oncogene) • NCOA4 (Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 4)
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BRAF V600E • BRAF V600 • RET fusion • RET mutation • NCOA4-RET fusion
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Mekinist (trametinib) • Tafinlar (dabrafenib) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
20d
Study on the Synergistic Mechanism of Photodynamic Therapy Combined With Ferroptosis Inducer to Induce Ferroptosis in Cholangiocarcinoma. (PubMed, Lasers Surg Med)
Our findings suggest that Erastin or Lenvatinib can enhance the induction of ferroptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells by photodynamic therapy by increasing intracellular ROS and inhibiting intracellular antioxidant pathways.
Journal
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GPX4 (Glutathione Peroxidase 4) • SLC7A11 (Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11) • AIFM2 (Apoptosis Inducing Factor Mitochondria Associated 2)
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GPX4 expression • SLC7A11 expression
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Lenvima (lenvatinib) • erastin
20d
Trial completion • Combination therapy • Metastases
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • KRAS (KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • MSI (Microsatellite instability)
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BRAF V600E • MSI-H/dMMR • BRAF V600 • KRAS wild-type • RAS wild-type • NRAS wild-type
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Stivarga (regorafenib) • Lonsurf (trifluridine/tipiracil)
21d
GEMOX Combined With Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy for Patients With Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P=N/A, N=80, Recruiting, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital | N=120 --> 80 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2024 --> May 2024
Enrollment change • Trial primary completion date • IO biomarker • Metastases
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Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) • oxaliplatin
23d
Ginsenoside Rh1 regulates the immune microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma via the glucocorticoid receptor. (PubMed, J Integr Med)
G-Rh1 can regulate the immune microenvironment of HCC by targeting GR, thus increasing the antitumor effect of lenvatinib. Please cite this article as: Wang XH, Fu YL, Xu YN, Zhang PC, Zheng TX, Ling CQ, Feng YL. Ginsenoside Rh1 regulates the immune microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma via the glucocorticoid receptor. J Integr Med. 2024; Epub ahead of print.
Journal
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • NR3C1 (Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 3 Group C Member 1)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
24d
Lactylation-Driven IGF2BP3-Mediated Serine Metabolism Reprogramming and RNA m6A-Modification Promotes Lenvatinib Resistance in HCC. (PubMed, Adv Sci (Weinh))
Treatment with liposomes carrying siRNAs targeting IGF2BP3 or the glycolysis inhibitor 2-DG restored lenvatinib sensitivity in vivo. These findings highlight the connection between metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic regulation and suggest that targeting metabolic pathways may offer new strategies to overcome lenvatinib resistance in HCC.
Journal
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IGF2BP3 (Insulin Like Growth Factor 2 MRNA Binding Protein 3)
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IGFBP3 elevation
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
25d
Trial completion
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BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • E7386
27d
Immunotherapy after progression to double immunotherapy: pembrolizumab and lenvatinib versus conventional chemotherapy for patients with metastatic melanoma after failure of PD-1/CTLA-4 inhibition. (PubMed, Front Oncol)
In the absence of any prospective comparative study and to evaluate in a real-world context the clinical benefit of re-administering a PD-1 inhibitor (pembrolizumab 200 mg i.v. every 3 weeks, Q3W) with a multi-kinase inhibitor (lenvatinib, but at a reduced dose 10 mg p.o. daily due to its known toxicity) in this frail population of unmet need, we conducted here a retrospective comparison of LEAP-004-proposed combination with CC (carboplatin 4 AUC and dacarbazine 850 mg/m2 i.v. Q3W) in melanoma patients who relapsed to both checkpoint inhibitors, either in combinatorial or in sequential setting, between July 2022 and January 2024. Grade 3-5 treatment-related adverse events were documented in 48.7% (pembrolizumab/lenvatinib) and 75.6% (CC) of patients (p=0.034), which led to treatment discontinuation in 10.3% and 17.8% of cases, respectively. This is the first comparative study in patients with metastatic melanoma refractory to PD-1/CTLA-4 inhibition and showed significantly longer outcomes in cases treated with pembrolizumab/lenvatinib versus CC.
Journal • Metastases
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BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • carboplatin • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • dacarbazine
27d
Prognostic Value of Pathological Response for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Conversion Surgery. (PubMed, Liver Cancer)
Transarterial chemoembolization combined with lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitor (triple therapy) has displayed encouraging clinical outcomes for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC)...The presence of MPR or pCR could improve prognosis in patients with initially uHCC who underwent conversion surgery following triple therapy. The PR may become a surrogate marker for predicting the prognosis of these patients.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker • Surgery
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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Lenvima (lenvatinib)
27d
Characterization of Tumor Responses in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Lenvatinib in the Phase 3 Randomized Trial: REFLECT. (PubMed, Liver Cancer)
In REFLECT, lenvatinib was noninferior to sorafenib in terms of overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC; median 13.6 vs. 12.3 months; HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.79-1.06). Responses were seen even in those patients with more severe disease at baseline. Tumor responses occurred early and were durable.
P3 data • Journal
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AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein)
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sorafenib • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
1m
Management of follicular thyroid carcinoma. (PubMed, Eur Thyroid J)
Multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as sorafenib and lenvatinib are utilized for treating RAI-refractory FTCs. In addition, given that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is the most common driver gene for FTC, it is also important to develop RAS inhibitors.
Review • Journal
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TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase)
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TERT mutation • TERT promoter mutation
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sorafenib • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
1m
New trial • Metastases
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
1m
New P2 trial • Metastases
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5-fluorouracil • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • leucovorin calcium • Ariely (adebrelimab)