Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: LENVATINIB versus ROZLYTREK.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: LENVATINIB versus ROZLYTREK.
LENVATINIB vs ROZLYTREK
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Lenvatinib is a kinase inhibitor that inhibits the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) including VEGFR1 (FLT1), VEGFR2 (KDR), VEGFR3 (FLT4), FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FGFR4, PDGFRα, KIT, and RET. It also inhibits the kinase activities of other RTKs involved in tumor angiogenesis and tumor growth.
Entrectinib is a potent inhibitor of tropomyosin receptor tyrosine kinases (TRK) A, B, and C, and also inhibits ROS1 and ALK. It blocks downstream signaling pathways including MAPK, PI3K/AKT, and PLCγ, leading to apoptosis and reduced tumor growth in cancers with NTRK or ROS1 fusions.
24 mg orally once daily for differentiated thyroid carcinoma; 8 mg twice daily or 12 mg once daily in combination with everolimus for renal cell carcinoma; 12 mg once daily in combination with pembrolizumab for advanced endometrial carcinoma.
200 mg orally once daily with or without food.
None Documented
None Documented
Clinical Note
moderateLenvatinib + Digoxin
"Lenvatinib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Digoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateLenvatinib + Digitoxin
"Lenvatinib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Digitoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateLenvatinib + Deslanoside
"Lenvatinib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Deslanoside."
Clinical Note
moderateLenvatinib + Acetyldigitoxin
"Lenvatinib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Acetyldigitoxin."
Approximately 28 hours (range 22-35 hours); supports once-daily dosing with steady-state achieved in ~5-7 days.
Terminal half-life approximately 24 hours; supports once-daily dosing, steady-state reached in ~5 days.
Fecal (approximately 64% of dose) and renal (approximately 25% of dose, with <2% as unchanged drug).
Primarily hepatic metabolism via CYP3A4; 63% of dose recovered in feces (mostly as metabolites), 18% in urine (9% unchanged).
Category C
Category C
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor