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Afinitor vs Lenvima
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for renal cell carcinoma.Deep comparison between: Afinitor vs Lenvima with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsLenvima has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Afinitor based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Lenvima but not Afinitor, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Afinitor
Lenvima
At A Glance
Oral
Daily
mTOR inhibitor
Oral
Once daily
Multi-kinase inhibitor
Indications
- Hormone receptor positive breast cancer
- Neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas
- Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Angiomyolipoma of kidney
- Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma
- Seizures, Focal
- Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Liver carcinoma
- Endometrial Carcinoma
Dosing
Hormone receptor positive breast cancer 10 mg orally once daily in combination with exemestane until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas, Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor 10 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Renal Cell Carcinoma 10 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Angiomyolipoma of kidney 10 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma Starting dose 4.5 mg/m2 orally once daily (AFINITOR or AFINITOR DISPERZ); titrate to trough concentration 5-15 ng/mL.
Seizures, Focal Starting dose 5 mg/m2 orally once daily (AFINITOR DISPERZ); titrate to trough concentration 5-15 ng/mL.
Differentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma 24 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Renal Cell Carcinoma (first-line, with pembrolizumab) 20 mg orally once daily in combination with pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity or up to 2 years.
Renal Cell Carcinoma (previously treated, with everolimus) 18 mg orally once daily in combination with everolimus 5 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Liver carcinoma 12 mg orally once daily for patients >=60 kg or 8 mg orally once daily for patients <60 kg, until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Endometrial Carcinoma 20 mg orally once daily in combination with pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
Contraindications
- Clinically significant hypersensitivity to everolimus or other rapamycin derivatives
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=30%) Stomatitis, infections, rash, fatigue, diarrhea, decreased appetite.
Serious Non-infectious pneumonitis, infections, severe hypersensitivity reactions, angioedema, stomatitis, renal failure, impaired wound healing, metabolic disorders (hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia), myelosuppression, radiation sensitization and recall.
Postmarketing Thrombotic microangiopathy, cardiac failure (including with pulmonary hypertension), acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, sepsis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, arterial thrombotic events, lymphedema, radiation sensitization and recall.
Most common (>=20%) Hypertension, fatigue, diarrhea, arthralgia/myalgia, decreased appetite, decreased weight, nausea, stomatitis, headache, vomiting, proteinuria, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, abdominal pain, dysphonia, hypothyroidism, hemorrhagic events, rash, musculoskeletal pain.
Serious Hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic failure, cardio-respiratory arrest, sepsis, myocardial infarction, pneumonitis, acute kidney injury, renal failure, dehydration, thrombocytopenia, dyspnea, anemia.
Postmarketing Pancreatitis, impaired wound healing, cholecystitis, nephrotic syndrome, arterial aneurysms/dissections/rupture.
Pharmacology
Everolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that binds the intracellular protein FKBP-12 to form an inhibitory complex with mTORC1, suppressing downstream effectors (S6K1, 4E-BP1) involved in protein synthesis, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis, and reducing HIF-1 and VEGF expression; mTOR pathway dysregulation occurs in several human cancers and in tuberous sclerosis complex.
Lenvatinib is a multi-kinase inhibitor that inhibits VEGFR1, VEGFR2, and VEGFR3 kinase activities as well as FGFR1-4, PDGFRA, KIT, and RET, suppressing pathogenic angiogenesis and tumor growth; in combination with pembrolizumab or everolimus, it demonstrates enhanced antiangiogenic and antitumor activity.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Afinitor
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Lenvima
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Afinitor
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (8/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Lenvima
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (8/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (4/8)
Humana
Afinitor
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Lenvima
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Afinitor.
No savings programs available for Lenvima.
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