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.
Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
St. Jude, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, England, United Kingdom
Christie Hospital, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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