Drug Profile
Peginterferon alfa-2a - Roche
Alternative Names: PEG IFN-α-2a; PEG interferon-α-2a; Pegasys; Pegferon; Pegylated interferon-alpha-2a; R 442; RG 442; RG 964; RO 25-8310; RO 253036Latest Information Update: 24 Mar 2018
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At a glance
- Originator Roche
- Developer Chugai Pharmaceutical; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Roche; University of Pennsylvania
- Class Antineoplastics; Antivirals; Interferons; Polyethylene glycols
- Mechanism of Action Immunostimulants; Interferon alpha stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C
- Phase III Chronic myeloid leukaemia; Essential thrombocythaemia; Hepatitis D; Polycythaemia vera
- Phase II HIV-1 infections
- Discontinued Malignant melanoma; Renal cell carcinoma
Most Recent Events
- 05 Dec 2017 Roche completes a phase III trial for Hepatitis D (Monotherapy, Combination therapy) in Turkey (SC) (NCT01088659)
- 04 Nov 2017 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Hepatitis-B in Singapore (SC, Injection)
- 04 Nov 2017 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Hepatitis-C(Treatment-experienced) in Germany (IV)