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Eisai said on May 31 that lenvatinib, an investigative anticancer agent, significantly extended progression free survival (PFS) compared to placebo in a PIII study for patients with progressive radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer. According to the results of the PIII study,…
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