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recombinant asparaginase — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Enzyme
Asparagine
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
recombinant asparaginase (recombinant asparaginase) — medac GmbH. Recombinant asparaginase depletes the amino acid asparagine from the bloodstream, starving asparagine-dependent leukemic cells of an essential nutrient required for protein synthesis.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| recombinant asparaginase TARGET | recombinant asparaginase | medac GmbH | marketed | Enzyme | Asparagine | |
| Asparlas | calaspargase | Pfizer | marketed | Asparagine-specific Enzyme [EPC] | L-asparagine | 2018-01-01 |
| ASPARAGINASE ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI | ASPARAGINASE ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI | marketed | Asparagine-specific Enzyme [EPC] | L-asparagine | 2011-01-01 | |
| Elspar | ASPARAGINASE | Merck & Co. | marketed | Asparagine-specific Enzyme [EPC] | L-asparagine | 1994-01-01 |
| Fe-ASP | Fe-ASP | Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A. | marketed | Asparaginase conjugate | Asparagine synthetase (indirect target via asparagine depletion) | |
| Erwinia asparaginase | Erwinia asparaginase | Andrew E. Place, MD | marketed | Enzyme | Asparagine | |
| L-asparaginase | L-asparaginase | ERYtech Pharma | marketed | Enzyme (asparagine depleting agent) | Asparagine (substrate depletion mechanism) |
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Sponsor landscape (Enzyme class)
- Andrew E. Place, MD · 1 drug in this class
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 1 drug in this class
- Medsearch · 1 drug in this class
- medac GmbH · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). recombinant asparaginase — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/recombinant-asparaginase. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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