Pegaspargase

Pegaspargase
Systematic (IUPAC) name
Pegylated E. coli L-asparagine amidohydrolase
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	monograph
MedlinePlus	a695031
Pregnancy category	US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Legal status	US: ℞-only
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	130167-69-0^Y
ATC code	L01XX24
DrugBank	DB00059^Y
UNII	7D96IR0PPM^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₃₇₇H₂₂₀₈N₃₈₂O₄₄₂S₁₇
Molecular mass	31731.9 g/mol
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Pegaspargase /pəˈɡæspərɡeɪz/, trade name Oncaspar, is a modified enzyme used as an antineoplastic agent. It is a form of L-asparaginase^[1] which has undergone PEGylation.

It is used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "UNM Cancer Center". Retrieved 2007-08-28.
↑ Graham ML (2003). "Pegaspargase: a review of clinical studies". Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 55 (10): 1293–302. doi:10.1016/S0169-409X(03)00110-8. PMID 14499708.
↑ Patel SS, Benfield P (Jun 1996). "New drug profile: pegaspargase (Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase)". Clinical Immunotherapeutics 5 (6): 492–496.

Intracellular chemotherapeutic agents / antineoplastic agents (L01)

SPs/MIs
(M phase)

Block microtubule assembly	Vinca alkaloids (Vinblastine^# Vincristine^# Vinflunine^§ Vindesine Vinorelbine)

Block microtubule disassembly	Taxanes (Cabazitaxel Docetaxel^# Larotaxel Ortataxel^† Paclitaxel^# Tesetaxel) Epothilones (Ixabepilone)

DNA replication
inhibitor

DNA precursors/
antimetabolites
(S phase)

Folic acid	Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (Aminopterin Methotrexate^# Pemetrexed Pralatrexate) Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Raltitrexed Pemetrexed)

Purine	Adenosine deaminase inhibitor (Pentostatin) Halogenated/ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Thiopurine (Thioguanine^# Mercaptopurine^#)

Pyrimidine	Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Fluorouracil^# Capecitabine Tegafur (+gimeracil/oteracil) Carmofur Floxuridine) DNA polymerase inhibitor (Cytarabine^#) Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Gemcitabine) Hypomethylating agent (Azacitidine Decitabine)

Deoxyribonucleotide	Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Hydroxycarbamide)

Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)

I	Camptotheca (Camptothecin Topotecan Irinotecan Rubitecan^‡ Belotecan)

II	Podophyllum (Etoposide^# Teniposide)

II+Intercalation	Anthracyclines (Aclarubicin Daunorubicin^# Doxorubicin^# Epirubicin Idarubicin Amrubicin^† Pirarubicin Valrubicin Zorubicin) Anthracenediones (Mitoxantrone Pixantrone)

Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)

Alkylating	Nitrogen mustards: Mechlorethamine Cyclophosphamide^# (Ifosfamide Trofosfamide) Chlorambucil^# (Melphalan Prednimustine) Bendamustine Uramustine Estramustine Nitrosoureas: Carmustine Lomustine (Semustine) Fotemustine Nimustine Ranimustine Streptozocin Alkyl sulfonates: Busulfan (Mannosulfan Treosulfan) Aziridines: Carboquone ThioTEPA Triaziquone Triethylenemelamine

Platinum-based	Carboplatin Cisplatin Nedaplatin Oxaliplatin Satraplatin

Nonclassical	Hydrazines (Procarbazine^#) Triazenes (Dacarbazine^# Temozolomide) Altretamine Mitobronitol Pipobroman

Intercalation	Streptomyces (Actinomycin^# Bleomycin^# Mitomycin Plicamycin)

Photosensitizers/PDT

Aminolevulinic acid / Methyl aminolevulinate
Efaproxiral
Porphyrin derivatives (Porfimer sodium
Talaporfin
Temoporfin
Verteporfin)

Other

Enzyme inhibitors	FI (Tipifarnib^§) CDK inhibitors (Alvocidib^† Seliciclib^† Palbociclib) PrI (Bortezomib Carfilzomib) PhI (Anagrelide) IMPDI (Tiazofurin^§) LI (Masoprocol) PARP inhibitor (Olaparib) HDAC (Belinostat Panobinostat Romidepsin Vorinostat) PIKI (Idelalisib)

Receptor antagonists	ERA (Atrasentan) Retinoid X receptor (Bexarotene) Sex steroid (Testolactone)

Other/ungrouped	Amsacrine Trabectedin Retinoids (Alitretinoin Tretinoin) Arsenic trioxide Asparagine depleters (Asparaginase^#/Pegaspargase) Celecoxib Demecolcine Elesclomol^§ Elsamitrucin Etoglucid Lonidamine Lucanthone Mitoguazone Mitotane Oblimersen^† Omacetaxine mepesuccinate Eribulin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Index of neoplasms and cancer

Description	Tumor suppressing and oncogenes Tumor markers Carcinogen

Disease	Neoplasms and cancer Symptoms and signs Paraneoplastic

Treatment	Radiotherapy Drugs Immunotherapy intracellular chemotherapeutics extracellular chemotherapeutics adjuvant detoxification

Pegaspargase

See also

References