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What is the generic name?
PEGASPARGASE
What is the Trade Name for PEGASPARGASE?
ONCASPAR
What are the Indications for PEGASPARGASE?
- 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE ONCASPAR is an asparagine specific enzyme indicated as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for treatment of pediatric and adult patients with: First-line acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( 1.1 ) Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and hypersensitivity to asparaginase ( 1.2 ) 1.1 First Line Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) ONCASPAR® is indicated as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the first-line treatment of pediatric and adult patients with ALL. 1.2 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Hypersensitivity to Asparaginase ONCASPAR is indicated as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with ALL and hypersensitivity to native forms of L-asparaginase.
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