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.
Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
UCSF, San Francisco, California, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Holtz Children's Hospital University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida, United States
All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Stay informed with timely notifications on clinical trials, regulatory changes, and research advancements related to this medication.