Patient Leaflet Updated 03-Dec-2025 | Taiho Pharma Europe Ltd
Lytgobi 4 mg film-coated tablets
Lytgobi 4 mg film-coated tablets
futibatinib
▼This medicine is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get. See the end of section 4 for how to report side effects.
1. What Lytgobi is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Lytgobi
3. How to take Lytgobi
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Lytgobi
6. Contents of the pack and other information
Lytgobi contains the active substance futibatinib, which belongs to a group of cancer medicines called tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It blocks the action of a protein in the cell, called fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR), that helps regulate cell growth. Cancer cells may have an abnormal form of this protein. By blocking FGFR, futibatinib can prevent the growth of such cancer cells.
Lytgobi is used on its own (monotherapy) to treat adults with bile duct cancer (also known as cholangiocarcinoma) that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery in patients who have already received previous treatment, and whose tumour has a certain type of abnormal “FGFR”.
Do not take Lytgobi if you are allergic to futibatinib or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Lytgobi if you have:
Eye examinations are recommended:
Lytgobi can cause serous retinal detachment (retina pulls away from its normal position). Symptoms include blurred vision, flashes of light in the field of vision (photopsia) and small dark shapes moving in the field of vision (floaters). Tell your doctor straight away if you get any problems with your vision.
Lytgobi can cause high levels of phosphate in your blood and may lead to a build-up of minerals such as calcium in different tissues in your body. Your doctor may prescribe changes in your diet, phosphate lowering therapy, or change or stop treatment with Lytgobi if needed. Tell your doctor straight away if you develop painful skin lesions, any muscle cramps, numbness or tingling around your mouth, or an abnormal heartbeat.
Lytgobi may harm the unborn baby. If you are a woman of childbearing age or your partner is of childbearing capacity, you must use an effective contraception during treatment and for 1 week after the last dose of Lytgobi. Because it is not known if Lytgobi decreases the effectiveness of birth control medication, barrier methods should be applied in addition to such medication to avoid pregnancy.
Lytgobi should not be given to children or adolescents under 18 years. It is not known whether it is safe and effective in this age group.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.
In particular, you should tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines so that the doctor can decide if your treatment needs to change:
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Lytgobi can cause side effects such as fatigue or visual disturbances. Do not drive or operate machinery if this happens.
This medicine contains lactose (found in milk or dairy products). If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially “sodium-free”.
Lytgobi treatment should be started by a doctor who is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of bile duct cancer. Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
5 tablets of Lytgobi 4 mg (20 mg futibatinib in total) taken orally once daily. Your doctor will adjust the dose or stop treatment if needed. For patients with dose adjustments relative to the recommended 5 tablets per day, specific pack sizes are available to meet their dosage requirements. See section 6.
Swallow the tablet whole with one glass of water at the same time every day. Lytgobi may be taken with food or between meals. The tablets should be swallowed whole to ensure that the full dose is taken.
Take Lytgobi for as long as it is prescribed by the doctor.
Tell your doctor straight away if you have taken more Lytgobi than you should have.
Do not stop taking Lytgobi without discussing it with your doctor, as stopping treatment could reduce the success of therapy.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you have any of the serious side effects below, tell your doctor immediately. These side effects listed below are common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people).
Talk to your doctor if you get any other side effects. These may occur with the following frequencies:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme, website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Lytgobi 4 mg is supplied as round, white, film-coated tablets, debossed on one side with “4MG” and “FBN” on the other side.
Lytgobi tablets are packaged in a blister card sealed inside a folding wallet containing a 7-day supply as follows:
This leaflet was last revised in 01/2025.
This medicine has been given ‘conditional approval’.
This means that there is more evidence to come about this medicine.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will review new information on this medicine at least every year and this leaflet will be updated as necessary.
Other sources of information
Detailed information on this medicine is available on the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) web site: www.mhra.gov.uk.
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