Objectives of this study were to determine the maximum tolerated dose and to characterize the side-effect profile and pharmacokinetics of lenalidomide in patients with advanced refractory solid tumors. Patients were treated on a modified Fibronacci dose-escalation scheme with an oral daily dose of lenalidomide. A total of 45 patients with 8 different tumor types were accrued. Doses administered included 5, 10, and 20 mg continuous daily doses, every 28 days (n=15); later modified to intermittent doses of 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 mg, 21 days-on and 7 days off schedule, due to observed side effects. Lenalidomide exhibited a linear pharmacokinetics over a wide range doses with the mean half-life of 3.9 hours. The renal function affected lenalidomide clearance, resulting in 50% reduction in patients with mild renal impairment compared wiht patients with normal function (CL/F = 257 mL/min). Stable disease was documented in 12 of 44 evaluable patients, of whom 9 patients had prostate cancer. Most frequent grade 1 and 2 toxicities included fatigue, nausea, pruritus/rash, neutropenia, and neuropathy. Grade 3/4 events were predominantly hematologic. Lenalidomide was well tolerated up to 35 mg/day intermittent dosing schedule at doses higher than previously indicated for hematologic malignancies.