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Oncaspar for acute lymphocytic leukemia was approved

By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Choi HeeYoung

21.02.06 06:00:48

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Used in combination with other anticancer drugs



According to the related industry, Servier Korea's Oncaspar (Pegaspargase) was approved from the MFDS as a rare specialty medicine as a combination therapy with other anti-tumor drugs when treating Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in children and adults under the age of 8 years.

Oncaspar is a drug that dramatically reduces the frequency of administration so that it is administered once every 14 days compared to L-asparaginase, which was previously administered once every other day by maximizing the drug circulation half-life through PEGylation.

Considering the high incidence rate of acute lymphocytic leukemia, especially in pediatric patients, it is expected to alleviate the physical pa

Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)
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