On February 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lenvima (lenvatinib) to treat patients with progressive, differentiated thyroid cancer whose disease progressed despite receiving radioactive iodine therapy (radioactive iodine refractory disease).
FDA approves new drug for thyroid cancer
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