Drug details

Lenvima (lenvatinib capsules)

type of Antineoplastics, VEGF Inhibitor

Lenvima (lenvatinib) is a kinase inhibitor used to treat patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • shortness of breath,
  • confusion,
  • stomach pain,
  • weight gain,
  • fainting,
  • unusual tiredness,
  • slow wound healing,
  • fast or irregular heartbeat,
  • confusion, and
  • seizures,
  • unusual sweating,
  • weakness on one side of the body,
  • severe dizziness
  • vomit that looks like coffee grounds,
  • persistent nausea or vomiting,
  • yellowing of the eyes or skin (jaundice),
  • trouble speaking,
  • mental or mood changes,
  • change in the amount of urine,
  • muscle spasms,
  • slow heartbeat,
  • severe dizziness,
  • cold intolerance,
  • sudden vision changes,
  • sudden weight gain,
  • frothy urine,
  • swelling ankles or feet,
  • redness, pain, swelling, or blisters on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet,
  • easy bleeding or bruising,
  • chest, jaw, left arm pain,
  • bloody or black, tarry stools,
  • bloody vomit,
  • president headaches,
The following drugs are related to Lenvima, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Welireg (belzutifan tablets)
  • Cometriq (cabozantinib capsules)
  • Caprelsa (vandetanib)
  • Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly injection)
  • Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs injection)
  • Toposar (etoposide injection)
  • Fotivda (tivozanib capsules)
  • Lytgobi (futibatinib tablets)
  • Imjudo (tremelimumab-actl injection)
  • Nexavar (sorafenib)
  • Sodium Iodide I 131 (sodium iodide i 131 capsules)