Pegfilgrastim

Pegfilgrastim is a PEGylated form of the recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) analog filgrastim. It serves to stimulate the production of white blood cells (neutrophils).[3]

Pegfilgrastim
Clinical data
Trade namesNeulasta, Udenyca, others[1]
Other namespegfilgrastim-apgf, pegfilgrastim-bmez, pegfilgrastim-cbqv, pegfilgrastim-jmdb
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa607058
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Pregnancy
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    administration    		Subcutaneous
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    Legal status
    • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
    • UK: POM (Prescription only)
    • US: ℞-only
    • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
    Pharmacokinetic data
    Elimination half-life15–80 hrs
    Identifiers
    CAS Number
    IUPHAR/BPS
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    ChemSpider
    • none
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    ChEMBL
    ECHA InfoCard100.169.155
    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC845H1343N223O243S9 + PEG
    Molar mass39,000 g·mol−1
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    Pegfilgrastim treatment can be used to stimulate bone marrow to produce more neutrophils to fight infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy.[4]

    Pegfilgrastim has a human half-life of 15 to 80 hours, much longer than the parent filgrastim (3–4 hours).[5][4]

    Pegfilgrastim was approved for medical use in the United States in January 2002, and in the European Union in August 2002.[6][7]

    Biosimilars
    See also: Biosimilars

    Pegfilgrastim-jmdb (Fulphila) was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2018.[8][9]

    Pelgraz was approved for medical use in the European Union in September 2018.[10]

    Udenyca was approved for medical use in the European Union in September 2018.[11]

    On November 2, 2018, Coherus Biosciences received FDA approval for its biosimilar, pegfilgrastim-cbqv (Udenyca). The push to receive approval and begin production of Udenyca was due in large part to the quickly increasing cost of Neulasta, which has nearly tripled since its release in 2002.[12][13]

    Pelmeg was approved for medical use in the European Union in November 2018.[14]

    Fulphila was approved for medical use in the European Union in November 2018.[15]

    Ziextenzo was approved for medical use in the European Union in November 2018.[16]

    Grasustek was approved for medical use in the European Union in June 2019.[17]

    Pegfilgrastim-bmez (Ziextenzo) was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2019.[18][19]

    Cegfila was approved for medical use in the European Union in December 2019.[20]

    Pegfilgrastim-apgf (Nyvepria) was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2020.[21]

    See also

    References
    1. Drugs.com International brand names for pegfilgrastim Page accessed April 1, 2016
    2. "Pegfilgrastim Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    3. Walsh, G, Spada, S. "Epogen/Procrit" in: Directory of approved biopharmaceutical products. CRC Press, 2005, pp. 136–37.
    4. "Pegfilgrastim Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    5. Ho, R.J.Y., Gibaldi, M. Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals: transforming proteins and genes into drugs Wiley-IEEE, 2003, pp. 139, 158.
    6. "Drug Approval Package: Neulasta (Pegfilgrastim) NDA #125031". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 25 October 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    7. "Neulasta EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    8. "FDA approves first biosimilar to Neulasta to help reduce the risk of infection during cancer treatment". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Press release). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    9. "Drug Approval Package: Fulphila". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    10. "Pelgraz EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    11. "Udenyca EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    12. "FDA Approves Coherus' Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar, Udenyca".
    13. "Drug Approval Package: Udenyca". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    14. "Pelmeg EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    15. "Fulphila EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    16. "Ziextenzo EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    17. "Grasustek EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    18. "Ziextenzo". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
    19. "Drug Approval Package: Ziextenzo". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    20. "Cegfila EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    21. "Nyvepria". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    • "Pegfilgrastim". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.


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