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Bernard L Marini1, Julia Brown1, Lydia Benitez1
1Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Sciences Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Abstract:
The availability of Erwinia Asparaginase has been limited across the world due to manufacturing shortages or for some countries due to the high acquisition cost, putting patients at risk for inferior outcomes. This manuscript provides guidance on how to manage hypersensitivity reactions and utilize therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to conserve and limit Erwinia use. The clinical and financial impact of a multidisciplinary committee are also discussed. Faced with a global Erwinia shortage, a multidisciplinary asparaginase allergy committee was created to review all hypersensitivity reactions to asparaginase therapy, staff education was performed on the management of asparaginase hypersensitivity reactions, an institution-wide premedication policy was mandated, and standardized guidelines were created for TDM. This multidisciplinary approach reduced the PEG-asparaginase to Erwinia switch rate from 21% (35 of 163) to 7% (10 of 134) (p = .0035). A multifaceted approach can safely maintain patients on PEG-asparaginase and conserve Erwinia for patients who need it most.
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