ASPARLAS logo; ASPARLAS calaspargase pegol for injection

Safety profile

Adverse reactions in ≥5% patients in any treatment group in Study DFCI 11-001

ASPARLAS®
2500 IU/m2
(All Grades)
(N=118)

Blood and lymphatic system disorders

Febrile neutropenia

33.9%

Gastrointestinal disorders

Stomatitis

25.4%

Pancreatitis

11.9%

Neutropenic colitis

6.8%

Immune system disorders

Hypersensitivity

9.3%

Drug hypersensitivity

5.1%

Infections and infestations

Staphylococcal infection

5.9%

Sepsis

5.1%

Investigations

ALT increased

78.8%

AST increased

53.4%

Blood bilirubin increased

45.8%

Bilirubin conjugated increased

22.0%

Blood fibrinogen decreased

22.0%

Amylase increased

17.8%

Lipase increased

16.9%

aPTT prolonged

11.9%

INR increased

11.9%

Blood ALP increased

8.5%

Blood culture positive

5.1%

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Hypoalbuminemia

81.4%

Hypokalemia

45.8%

Hyperglycemia

33.9%

Hypoglycemia

30.5%

Hypertriglyceridemia

28.0%

Hyponatraemia

22.0%

Hyperkalaemia

7.6%

Nervous system disorders

Seizure

5.1%

Vascular disorders

Hypertension

5.1%

§ Adverse reactions are based on treatment-emergent adverse events observed with ASPARLAS® as a component of multi-agent combination chemotherapy regardless of causal relationship.

Adapted from the ASPARLAS® Product Monograph. Please consult the ASPARLAS® Product Monograph for full safety information.

aBFM: augmented Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster; AE: adverse event; ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; BFM: Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster; BSA: body surface area; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; CTCAE: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; DFCI: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; IM: intramuscular; IV: intravenous; NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network®; NPAA: nadir plasma arparaginase activity; NSAA: nadir serum asparaginase activity; NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PD: pharmacodynamics; PK: pharmacokinetics; TDM: therapeutic drug monitoring.

* Comparative clinical significance has not been established.

† Fictitious cases. May not be representative of all patients.

‡ Clinical significance has not been established.

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