Pegfilgrastim is a Recombinant Protein owned by Amgen, and is involved in 77 clinical trials, of which 70 were completed, 5 are ongoing, and 2 are planned.

Pegfilgrastim binds to the G-CSF receptor. As a G-CSF analog, it controls proliferation of committed progenitor cells and influences their maturation into mature neutrophils. Pegfilgrastim also stimulates the release of neutrophils from bone marrow storage pools and reduces their maturation time. Pegfilgrastim acts to increase the phagocytic activity of mature neutrophils. In patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy, pegfilgrastim can accelerate neutrophil recovery, leading to a reduction in duration of the neutropenic phase. Neulasta is a white blood cell booster to help support your natural defenses and help reduce the risk of infection in patients with some tumors receiving strong chemotherapy. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptor (GcR) mediates growth and differentiation signals in the granulocyte/monocyte lineage of hematopoietic cells.

The revenue for Pegfilgrastim is expected to reach a total of $9.3bn through 2038. This change impacts the valuation of this asset and is an important factor to understand the current value of the drug in a clinical process. View the complete picture with the Pegfilgrastim NPV Report.

Pegfilgrastim is currently owned by Amgen. Kyowa Kirin is the other company associated in development or marketing of Pegfilgrastim.

Pegfilgrastim Overview

Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta/ Ristempa/ G-Lasta/ Neupopeg/ Neulastim, Granulokine/ Tezmota) is a covalent conjugate of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor G-CSF with polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule. It is formulated as pegylated injectable solution for subcutaneous route of administration. Pegfilgrastim is indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia. Ristempa is indicated for the reduction in the duration of neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in adult patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for malignancy (with the exception of chronic myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes). Neulasta is indicated to increase survival in  patients  acutely exposed to myelosuppressive doses of radiation.

Amgen Overview

Amgen is a biotechnology company, which discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative human medicines to treat patients suffering from serious diseases. It develops novel medicines in six focused disease areas including cardiovascular diseases, oncology/hematology, inflammation, bone health, neurological disorders and nephrology. The company develops products using advanced human genetics to unravel the difficulties of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen sells products primarily to pharmaceutical wholesale distributors in the US. It also markets certain products directly to consumers through direct-to-consumer channels such as print, television and online media. Amgen is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, the US.

The company reported revenues of (US Dollars) US$25,979 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 2.2% over FY2020. In FY2021, the company’s operating margin was 29.4%, compared to an operating margin of 35.9% in FY2020. In FY2021, the company recorded a net margin of 22.7%, compared to a net margin of 28.6% in FY2020. The company reported revenues of US$6,652 million for the third quarter ended September 2022, an increase of 0.9% over the previous quarter.

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  • Pegfilgrastim
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  • Subcutaneous
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  • Hematological Disorders
  • Toxicology
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