Overview | Lenvatinib (Lenvatinib,1) the chemical name is 4-[3-chloro-4-(cyclopropylaminocarbonyl) aminophenoxy]-7-methoxy-6-quinolinecarboxamide, is Japanese Eisai the company developed an oral multi-receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor that inhibits the kinase activity of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors VEGFR1,VEGFR2, and vegfr3, it is mainly used for the treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The drug was approved by the US FDA for marketing on February 13, 2015 under the trade name Lenvima. In July 2015, the FDA further granted the breakthrough drug qualification of lenvatinib for the treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The lenvatinib impurity is an intermediate in the synthesis of lenvatinib, and is also an important impurity in the synthesis of lenvatinib. |