Pelgraz is a medicine used in cancer patients to help with neutropenia (low levels of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell), which is a common side effect of cancer treatment and can leave patients vulnerable to infections. It is given specifically to reduce the duration of neutropenia and prevent febrile neutropenia (when neutropenia is accompanied by fever). Pelgraz is not intended for use in patients with the blood cancer chronic myeloid leukaemia or with myelodysplastic syndromes (conditions in which large numbers of abnormal blood cells are produced, , which can develop into leukaemia). Pelgraz is a ‘biosimilar medicine’. This means that Pelgraz is highly similar to another biological medicine (the ‘reference medicine’) that is already authorised in the EU. The reference medicine for Pelgraz is Neulasta.
Therapeutic Indication
### Therapeutic indication Reduction in the duration of neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for malignancy (with the exception of chronic myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes).
Therapeutic Area (MeSH)
N/AATC Code
L03AA13
ATC Item
pegfilgrastim
Pharmacotherapeutic Group
Immunostimulants
Active Substance (Summary)
INN / Common Names
N/A| Substance | CAS | Monograph |
|---|---|---|
| pegfilgrastim | N/A | Pegfilgrastim |
EMA Name
Pelgraz
Medicine Name
Pelgraz
Aliases
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