Oprelvekin

Oprelvekin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Routes of
administration
subcutaneous (s.c.) injection
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability>80% (s.c.)
Metabolismmainly renal
Elimination half-life6.9 ± 1.7 hours
Identifiers
CAS Number
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
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UNII
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC854H1411N253O235S2
Molar mass19047.34 g·mol−1
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Oprelvekin is recombinant interleukin eleven (IL-11), a thrombopoietic growth factor that directly stimulates the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells and megakaryocyte progenitor cells and induces megakaryocyte maturation resulting in increased platelet production. It is marketed under the trade name Neumega.