Pegzerepoetin alfa

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-015934",
  "term": "Pegzerepoetin alfa",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A pegylated form of recombinant human erythropoietin, a glycosylated protein naturally produced in the kidney that stimulates erythrocyte production in the bone marrow. Pegzerepoetin alfa may reverse anemias induced by cancer therapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta",
    "continuous erythropoietin receptor activator"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pegzerepoetin-alfa/"
}