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. 2021 Dec 24;14(1):87. doi: 10.3390/cancers14010087

Table 15.

Features of the enzymes drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2011 to 2021. The order of drugs is tabulated in order of most recent to oldest registration date.

No. Generic Name of Drug Brand Name
and Company
First FDA/EMA Approved Date Class Molecular Target Route of Administration Indication Adverse Effects Reference
1 Calaspargase pegol-mknl ASPARLAS Servier Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA, USA FDA:
20 December 2018
EMA:
Not approved
Asparagine-specific enzyme Asparagine level Intravenous Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Elevated transaminase, bilirubin increased, pancreatitis, abnormal clotting studies [280]
2 Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi ERWINAZE
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, Dublin, Ireland
FDA:
18 November 2011
EMA:
nationally authorized
Asparagine-specific enzyme Asparagine level Intravenous Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Anaphylaxis, pancreatitis, abnormal transaminases, thrombosis, hemorrhage, nausea, vomiting, hyperglycemia. [283,284,285]