Do you check asparaginase levels for all patients receiving receiving E. coli-derived products, or only in certain clinical situations?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Yes, we do. We routinely check levels one week after each dose of long-acting asparaginase. There are several recent reviews which make this recommendation. The main reason is to detect silent inactivation, which is reported to occur after 1-5% of administrations. In some obese patients especially w...