Asparaginase is an enzyme medication primarily used as a chemotherapy agent to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL). It works by breaking down the amino acid asparagine in the blood, starving cancer cells that cannot make their own asparagine while sparing normal cells.
Asparaginase is an enzyme medication primarily used as a chemotherapy agent to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL). It works by breaking down the amino acid asparagine in the blood, starving cancer cells that cannot make their own asparagine while sparing normal cells.