Erwinaze
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Term | Erwinaze |
Short definition | Erwinaze (ER-wih-nayz) A medicine that contains the active substance asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi and is used with other medicines to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It is used in people who cannot tolerate the enzyme asparaginase, which comes from the bacterium E coli. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Erwinaze - (pronounced) (ER-wih-nayz) A medicine that contains the active substance asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi and is used with other medicines to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It is used in people who cannot tolerate the enzyme asparaginase, which comes from the bacterium E coli. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Erwinaze breaks down the amino acid asparagine and can stop the growth of cancer cells that need asparagine to grow. It can also kill cancer cells. Erwinaze is a type of protein synthesis inhibitor
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