Drug details

Oncaspar (pegaspargase)

type of Enzymes, Oncology

Oncaspar (pegaspargase) is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • vomiting,
  • fever,
  • easy bruising,
  • unusual bleeding,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • dry mouth,
  • cough,
  • sore throat,
  • increased thirst,
  • increased urination,
  • fruity breath odor,
  • mouth sores,
  • sudden numbness or weakness,
  • trouble breathing,
  • skin sores,
  • purple or red spots under your skin,
  • problems with vision or speech, and
  • swelling or redness in an arm or leg
  • upper stomach pain (that may spread to your back),
  • fast hear rate,
The following drugs are related to Oncaspar, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Trisenox (arsenic trioxide injection)
  • Scemblix (asciminib tablets)
  • Erwinaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi)
  • Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant) - rywn) injection)
  • Belrapzo (bendamustine hydrochloride injection)
  • Bendeka (bendamustine hydrochloride injection)
  • Blincyto (blinatumomab for injection)
  • Sprycel (dasatinib)
  • Inqovi (decitabine and cedazuridine tablets)
  • Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs injection)
  • Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi injection)
  • Oforta (fludarabine phosphate tablets)
  • Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel suspension for intravenous infusion)
  • Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk for injection)
  • Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix injection)
The following supplements are related to Oncaspar, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Melatonin (s.)
  • Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
  • Adenosine (s.)
  • Coriolus Mushroom (s.)
  • Arsenic (s.)
  • Transfer Factor (s.)