Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi is an asparaginase-specific enzyme derived from Erwinia chrysanthemi used as an anticancer agent. It works by depleting the stores of an important amino acid called asparagine, which is involved in DNA synthesis and cell survival of malignant cells, leading to cell death. L-asparaginase was first identified in 1963, and ther...
Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi is indicated as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma in adults and children who have developed hypersensitivity to E. coli-derived asparaginase.
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Central California, Madera, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, United States
St. Jude Affiliate Clinic - Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Hospital Sainte Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Banner Children's at Desert, Mesa, Arizona, United States
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, United States
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL), Quebec, Canada
Starship Children's Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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