Management of severe hypertension due to lenvatinib in patients with advanced thymic carcinoma: A case report.
Kinnosuke MatsumotoTakayuki ShiroyamaKotaro MiyakeYuji YamamotoTomoki KugeMidori YonedaMakoto YamamotoYujiro NaitoYasuhiko SugaKiyoharu FukushimaShohei KoyamaKota IwahoriHaruhiko HirataIzumi NagatomoYoshito TakedaAtsushi KumanogohPublished in: Medicine (2022)
Lenvatinib is a promising agent for advanced TC; however, hypertension should be addressed cautiously, especially at the outset of administration. Lenvatinib may have to be appropriately interrupted and resumed as soon as the blood pressure is controlled to maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity.