Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze)
FDA approved 11/18/2011
General information
Class/mechanism: Depletes plasma asparagine by catalyzing the deamidation of asparagine to
aspartic acid and ammonia, selectively killing leukemic cells which are unable to synthesize asparagine due to a lack of asparagine synthetase.[1][2][3]
Route: IM
Extravasation: n/a
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Diseases for which it is used
Patient drug information
- Asparaginase patient drug information (Chemocare) — this is for Asparaginase (Elspar), not Erwinaze[4]
- Brief patient counseling information can be found on the bottom of page 2 of the package insert[1]
- Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze) patient drug information (UpToDate)[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze) package insert
- ↑ Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze) package insert (locally hosted backup)
- ↑ Erwinaze manufacturer's website
- ↑ Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze) patient drug information (Chemocare)
- ↑ Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze) patient drug information (UpToDate)