Asparaginase
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EC 3.5.1.1, L asparagine amidohydrolase
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- Asparaginase is to be administered only by or under the supervision of your doctor.
- Other uses for this medicineReturn to top Asparaginase is also used to treat the blast crisis phase of chronic myelogeous (myelocytic, myeloid) leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- L-Asparaginase is a remarkably effective therapy for those specific cases where blood cells become cancerous, such as in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- PurposeAsparaginase is used as part of an induction regimen for the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in children.
- L-asparaginase is an enzyme that destroys asparagine external to the cell.
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