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. 2016 Feb 29;10:873–884. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S93459

Table 3.

Lenvatinib Phase II and III trials toxicities profile

Phase II and III studies
SELECT trial*47 Phase II*45 Phase II*46
n 392 58 59
Cohort Radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer of follicular origin Radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer of follicular origin Refractory medullary thyroid
Common clinical AEs** Hypertension, diarrhea, fatigue, decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, weight loss Weight loss, hypertension, diarrhea, fatigue, dehydration, arthralgia Diarrhea, hypertension, decreased appetite, fatigue
Grade ≥3 75% 72% 61%
Discontinuation of medication due to AEs 14% 26% 24%
Dose reduction due to AEs 67% 66% 59%
Dose delay due to AEs 82% 74% 75%
Number of deaths on study 6 2 3
Cause of death Three unspecified, one pulmonary embolism, one hemorrhagic stroke, one health deterioration One cardiac arrest, one arterial hemorrhage Two respiratory failures (one not specified), one paraneoplastic syndrome

Notes:

*

Lenvatinib was administered at 24 mg po daily in 28-day treatment cycles.

**

Grade ≥3 proteinuria was present in 10% of patients in two of the trials described in the table and AEs are presented in descending order of frequency.

Abbreviation: AEs, adverse events.