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.
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czechia
CHR Hotel Dieu, Nantes, France
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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