PATIENT INFORMATION
INLYTA® (in-ly-ta)
(axitinib)
tablets
Important information: If your healthcare provider prescribes INLYTA for you to be taken with avelumab or pembrolizumab, also read the Medication Guide for avelumab or pembrolizumab.
What is INLYTA?
INLYTA is a prescription medicine used to treat kidney cancer that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery (advanced renal cell carcinoma or RCC):
- •in combination with avelumab or pembrolizumab as your first treatment.
- •alone when 1 prior drug treatment regimen for your RCC has not worked.
It is not known if INLYTA is safe and effective in children.
Before taking INLYTA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- •have high blood pressure
- •have thyroid problems
- •have liver problems
- •have a history of blood clots in your veins or arteries (types of blood vessels), including stroke, heart attack, or change in vision
- •have any bleeding problems
- •have a history of heart problems, including heart failure
- •have an unhealed wound
- •plan to have surgery or have had a recent surgery. You should stop taking INLYTA for at least 2 days before planned surgery. See "What are the possible side effects of INLYTA?"
For females, tell your healthcare provider if you:
- •are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Taking INLYTA during pregnancy can harm your unborn baby. You should not become pregnant during treatment with INLYTA.
- •are able to become pregnant. You should have a pregnancy test before you start treatment with INLYTA. Use effective birth control during treatment and for 1 week after your last dose of INLYTA. Talk to your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use to prevent pregnancy during this time.
- •are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if INLYTA passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment and for 2 weeks after your last dose of INLYTA.
For males with female partners who are able to become pregnant:
- •Use effective birth control during treatment and for 1 week after your last dose of INLYTA.
- •If your female partner becomes pregnant during your treatment with INLYTA, tell your healthcare provider right away.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. INLYTA and certain other medicines can affect each other causing serious side effects.
Talk with your healthcare provider before you start taking any new medicine. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take INLYTA?
- •Take INLYTA exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
- •Your healthcare provider may change your dose if needed.
- •INLYTA can be taken with or without food.
- •Take INLYTA 2 times a day about 12 hours apart.
- •Swallow INLYTA tablets whole with a glass of water.
- •Your healthcare provider should check your blood pressure regularly during treatment with INLYTA.
- •If you vomit or miss a dose of INLYTA, take your next dose at your regular time. Do not take two doses at the same time.
- •If you take too much INLYTA, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What should I avoid while taking INLYTA?
- •Do not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit. Grapefruit may increase the amount of INLYTA in your blood.
What are the possible side effects of INLYTA?
INLYTA may cause serious side effects, including:
- • High blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure is common with INLYTA and may sometimes be severe. Your healthcare provider should check your blood pressure regularly during treatment with INLYTA. If you develop blood pressure problems, your healthcare provider may prescribe medicine to treat your high blood pressure, lower your dose, or stop your treatment with INLYTA.
- • Blood clots in your veins or arteries. INLYTA can cause blood clots which can be serious, and sometimes lead to death. Get emergency help and call your healthcare provider if you get any of the following symptoms:
- onumbness or weakness on one side of your body
- otrouble talking
- oheadache
- ovision changes
- • Bleeding. INLYTA can cause bleeding which can be serious, and sometimes lead to death. Call your healthcare provider right away or get medical help if you develop any of the following signs or symptoms:
- ounexpected bleeding or bleeding that lasts a long time, such as:
- •unusual bleeding from the gums
- •menstrual bleeding or vaginal bleeding that is heavier than normal
- •bleeding that is severe or you cannot control
- •pink or brown urine
- •red or black stools (looks like tar)
- •bruises that happen without a known cause or get larger
- •cough up blood or blood clots
- •vomit blood or your vomit looks like "coffee grounds"
- • Heart failure. Your healthcare provider should check you for signs or symptoms of heart failure regularly during treatment with INLYTA. Heart failure can be serious and can sometimes lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of the following symptoms during your treatment with INLYTA:
- otiredness
- oswelling of your stomach-area (abdomen), legs or ankles
- oshortness of breath
- oprotruding neck veins
- • Tear in your stomach or intestinal wall (perforation). A tear in your stomach or intestinal wall can be serious and can sometimes lead to death. Get medical help right away if you get the following symptoms:
- • Thyroid gland problems. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests to check your thyroid gland function before and during your treatment with INLYTA. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of the following symptoms during your treatment with INLYTA:
- otiredness that worsens or that does not go away
- ofeeling hot or cold
- oyour voice deepens
- oweight gain or weight loss
- ohair loss
- omuscle cramps and aches
- • Risk of wound healing problems. Wounds may not heal properly during INLYTA treatment. Tell your healthcare provider if you plan to have any surgery before starting or during treatment with INLYTA.
- • Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (RPLS). A condition called reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) can happen during treatment with INLYTA. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get:
- oheadache
- oseizures
- oweakness
- oconfusion
- ohigh blood pressure
- oblindness or change in vision
- oproblems thinking
- • Protein in your urine. Your healthcare provider should check your urine for protein before and during your treatment with INLYTA. If you develop protein in your urine, your healthcare provider may decrease your dose of INLYTA or stop your treatment.
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Liver problems. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests before and during your treatment with INLYTA. Your healthcare provider may delay or stop your treatment with INLYTA if you develop severe liver problems.
Tell your healthcare provider right way if you have any of the following symptoms:
- oyellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes
- osevere nausea or vomiting
- opain on the right side of your stomach area (abdomen)
- odark urine (tea colored)
- obleeding or bruising more easily than normal
- • Heart problems. When INLYTA is used with the medicine avelumab, severe heart problems can happen and can lead to death. Your healthcare provider will check you for heart problems during your treatment with INLYTA. Tell your healthcare provider right away or get medical help if you have any of the following symptoms:
- oswelling of your stomach-area, legs, hands feet or ankles
- oshortness of breath
- onausea or vomiting
- onew or worsening chest discomfort, including pain or pressure
- oweight gain
- opain or discomfort in your arms, back, neck, or jaw
- obreaking out in a cold sweat
- ofeeling lightheaded or dizzy
The most common side effects of INLYTA with avelumab include:
- odiarrhea
- ofeeling tired
- ohigh blood pressure
- omuscle and bone pain
- onausea
- omouth sores
- orash, redness, itching, or peeling of your skin on your hands and feet
- ohoarseness
- odecreased appetite
- olow levels of thyroid hormone
- orash
- oliver problems
- ocough
- oshortness of breath
- ostomach-area (abdomen) pain
- oheadache
The most common side effects of INLYTA with pembrolizumab include:
- odiarrhea
- ofeeling tired or weak
- ohigh blood pressure
- oliver problems
- olow levels of thyroid hormone
- odecreased appetite
- orash, redness, itching or peeling of your skin on your hands and feet
- onausea
- omouth sores or swelling of the lining of the mouth, nose, eyes, throat, intestines, or vagina
- ohoarseness
- orash
- ocough
- oconstipation
The most common side effects of INLYTA when used alone include:
- odiarrhea
- ohigh blood pressure
- ofeeling tired or weak
- odecreased appetite
- onausea
- ohoarseness
- orash, redness, itching or peeling of your skin on your hands and feet
- odecreased weight
- ovomiting
- oconstipation
INLYTA may cause fertility problems in males and females, which may affect your ability to have a child. Talk to your healthcare provider if this is a concern for you.
These are not all of the possible side effects of INLYTA.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store INLYTA?
Store INLYTA at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
Keep INLYTA and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of INLYTA.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use INLYTA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give INLYTA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about INLYTA that is written for health professionals.
What are the ingredients in INLYTA?
Active ingredient: axitinib
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, and Opadry® II red 32K15441. The Opadry II red 32K15441 film coating contains: lactose monohydrate, HPMC 2910/Hypromellose 15cP, titanium dioxide, triacetin (glycerol triacetate), and red iron oxide.
LAB-0439-8.0
For more information, go to www.inlyta.com or call 877-0744-5675
This product's labeling may have been updated. For the most recent prescribing information, please visit www.pfizer.com.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Revised: 07/2024
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