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Trade names | Neulasta |
Biosimilars | pegfilgrastim-apgf, pegfilgrastim-bmez, pegfilgrastim-cbqv, pegfilgrastim-fpgk, pegfilgrastim-jmdb, pegfilgrastim-pbbk, Armlupeg,[1][2] Cegfila,[3] Filpegla,[4] Fulphila,[5] Fylnetra,[6] Grasustek,[7] Lapelga, Neutropeg, Niopeg,[8] Nyvepria, Pelgraz, Pelmeg,[9] Ristempa, Stimufend,[10][11] Tezmota,[12] Udenyca, Ziextenzo[13][14] |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a607058 |
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Routes of administration | Subcutaneous |
Drug class | Hematopoietic agents, colony-stimulating factors, immunostimulants |
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Elimination half-life | 15–80 hrs |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.169.155 |
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Formula | C845H1343N223O243S9 |
Molar mass | 18802.90 g·mol−1 |
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Pegfilgrastim, sold under the brand name Neulasta among others, is a PEGylated form of the recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) analog filgrastim.[19] It serves to stimulate the production of white blood cells (neutrophils).[19][21] Pegfilgrastim was developed by Amgen.[22]
Pegfilgrastim treatment can be used to stimulate bone marrow to produce more neutrophils to fight infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy.[23]
Pegfilgrastim has a human half-life of 15 to 80 hours, much longer than the parent filgrastim (3–4 hours).[24][23]
Pegfilgrastim was approved for medical use in the United States in January 2002, in the European Union in August 2002, and in Australia in September 2002.[22][20][25][26][27] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[28]