Pegaspargase is a conjugate of monomethoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) and L-asparaginase (L-asparagine amidohydrolase), an asparagine-specific enzyme that converts L-asparagine into aspartic acid and ammonia. Asparagine is an amino acid that is vital for cell survival. In humans, most normal tissues can produce asparagine through the action of asparagine synt...
Pegaspargase is indicated as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with 1) first-line acute lymphoblastic leukemia or 2) acute lymphoblastic leukemia and hypersensitivity to asparaginase.
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangshu, China
Liang Wang, Beijing, Beijing, China
Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Tianjin, China
Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, United States
Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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