Eisai's Lenvima available in Austria and Germany for thyroid cancer
Japanese drug major Eisai’s (TYO: 4523) Lenvima (lenvatinib) is now available in Germany and Austria for people with radioactive iodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RAI refractory DTC).
Lenvatinib is indicated 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).Advanced thyroid cancer is a difficult to treat condition with a poor prognosis.
Professor Christoph Reuter, Clinic for Hematology, Hemostaseology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, said: “Thyroid cancer is a very complex and hard to treat disease, with a poor outcome for many patients. The availability of Lenvima is a welcome milestone for people in Germany and Austria who live with thyroid cancer as it gives a sense of renewed optimism. Patients now have a powerful treatment option that they can discuss with their physician with the real prospect of a better future.”
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