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Preferred Name

pegfilgrastim biosimilar LA-EP2006

Synonyms

LA-EP2006

Definitions

A biosimilar of pegfilgrastim, a long-acting pegylated form of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) filgrastim, with hematopoietic activity. In a similar manner to G-CSF, pegfilgrastim biosimilar LA-EP2006 binds to and activates specific cell surface receptors, stimulating neutrophil progenitor proliferation and differentiation and selected neutrophil functions. Therefore, this agent may prevent the incidence and shorten the duration of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Conjugation of the cytokine with a branched polyethylene glycol molecule significantly increases this agent's therapeutic half-life compared to filgrastim. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C104005" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C104005" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000724518

altLabel

LA-EP2006

cui

C3641684

DATE FIRST PUBLISHED

2012-01-31

Date last modified

2013-05-01

definition

A biosimilar of pegfilgrastim, a long-acting pegylated form of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) filgrastim, with hematopoietic activity. In a similar manner to G-CSF, pegfilgrastim biosimilar LA-EP2006 binds to and activates specific cell surface receptors, stimulating neutrophil progenitor proliferation and differentiation and selected neutrophil functions. Therefore, this agent may prevent the incidence and shorten the duration of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Conjugation of the cytokine with a branched polyethylene glycol molecule significantly increases this agent's therapeutic half-life compared to filgrastim. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C104005" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C104005" NCI Thesaurus)

NCI ID

C104005

notation

CDR0000724518

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

pegfilgrastim biosimilar LA-EP2006

tui

T116

T121

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