PMID- 29617171 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180510 LR - 20190221 IS - 1744-7607 (Electronic) IS - 1742-5255 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr TI - Lenvatinib-induced renal failure: two first-time case reports and review of literature. PG - 379-385 LID - 10.1080/17425255.2018.1461839 [doi] AB - Lenvatinib (LEN) is a multi-kinase anti-angiogenic drug recently approved in several cancers. LEN is not easily manageable due to its complex safety profile. Proteinuria and renal failure (RF) were reported among the most frequent LEN-induced adverse events (AEs), often leading to discontinuations or dose modifications. Understanding the pathogenesis of these AEs could ameliorate the management of LEN-induced renal toxicity. Areas covered: We present two cases of LEN-induced renal failure (LIRF) with different pathogenesis. 1) LIRF with severe proteinuria in a man treated for a metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. Kidney biopsy showed a glomerular damage secondary to LEN, having excluded other causes of RF. 2) LIRF without proteinuria in a woman with metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of minor salivary gland. A tubulointerstitial nephropathy was supposed by clinical evaluation and laboratory tests. Effective management was obtained by oral steroids without interrupting LEN. Expert opinion: The case 1 presented for the first time the histological picture of LIRF with a classical glomerular damage leading to secondary proteinuria and tubular failure. Case 2 showed an alternative LIRF pattern of likely tubulointerstitial injury without proteinuria. These reports reflect two sides of the same coin, both to be considered in case of LIRF. FAU - Cavalieri, Stefano AU - Cavalieri S AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. FAU - Cosmai, Laura AU - Cosmai L AD - b Nephrology Unit , ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo , Milan , Italy. FAU - Genderini, Augusto AU - Genderini A AD - c Nephrology Unit , ASST Fatebenefratelli - Luigi Sacco , Milan , Italy. FAU - Nebuloni, Manuela AU - Nebuloni M AD - d Pathology Unit , ASST Fatebenefratelli - Luigi Sacco , Milan , Italy. FAU - Tosoni, Antonella AU - Tosoni A AD - d Pathology Unit , ASST Fatebenefratelli - Luigi Sacco , Milan , Italy. FAU - Favales, Federica AU - Favales F AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. FAU - Pistillo, Paola AU - Pistillo P AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. FAU - Bergamini, Cristiana AU - Bergamini C AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. FAU - Bossi, Paolo AU - Bossi P AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. FAU - Licitra, Lisa AU - Licitra L AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. AD - e Department of Oncology , University of Milan , Milan , Italy. FAU - Locati, Laura D AU - Locati LD AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. FAU - Alfieri, Salvatore AU - Alfieri S AD - a Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology 3 Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori , Milan , Italy. LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20180413 PL - England TA - Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol JT - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology JID - 101228422 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Phenylurea Compounds) RN - 0 (Quinolines) RN - EE083865G2 (lenvatinib) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage/*adverse effects MH - Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/drug therapy MH - Carcinoma, Papillary/drug therapy MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Phenylurea Compounds/administration & dosage/*adverse effects MH - Proteinuria/etiology MH - Quinolines/administration & dosage/*adverse effects MH - Renal Insufficiency/*chemically induced MH - Salivary Gland Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Thyroid Cancer, Papillary MH - Thyroid Neoplasms/drug therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antiangiogenic OT - VEGF OT - VEGFR OT - lenvatinib OT - nephropathy OT - proteinuria OT - renal failure OT - salivary gland cancer OT - thyroid cancer OT - toxicity EDAT- 2018/04/05 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/11 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/05 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/17425255.2018.1461839 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2018 Apr;14(4):379-385. doi: 10.1080/17425255.2018.1461839. Epub 2018 Apr 13.