Pegaspargase

Pegaspargase
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
MedlinePlus a695031
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
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CAS Number
DrugBank
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UNII
Chemical and physical data
Formula C1377H2208N382O442S17
Molar mass 31731.9 g/mol
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Pegaspargase /pəˈɡæspərɡz/, 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]

See also

PEGylation

References

  1. "UNM Cancer Center". Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  2. Graham ML (2003). "Pegaspargase: a review of clinical studies". Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 55 (10): 1293–302. PMID 14499708. doi:10.1016/S0169-409X(03)00110-8.
  3. Patel SS, Benfield P (Jun 1996). "New drug profile: pegaspargase (Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase)". Clinical Immunotherapeutics. 5 (6): 492–496.


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