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.
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, GuangZhou, Guangdong, China
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
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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
Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing, China
Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, United States
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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