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Is pegaspargase a chemotherapy treatment?

iatroX medicinesPublished 21 August 2026Reviewed 21 August 2026

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It is an enzyme-based antineoplastic treatment. It works differently from conventional cytotoxic medicines but is used within a multi-medicine chemotherapy programme.

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