Roferon-A, Interferon alfa-2a recombinant, Sterile Powder for Injection
Roferon-A, Interferon alfa-2a recombinant, Sterile Powder for Injection
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- Description (Brief)
- Roferon-A is an injectible, recombinant pharmaceutical used to treat different types of leukemia, malignant melanoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, AIDS-related sarcoma, and hepatitis. It was discontinued in October 2007, as new therapies for the diseases it treated were developed.
- Recombinant pharmaceuticals are created by inserting genes from one species into a host species, often yeast or bacteria, where they do not naturally occur. The genes code for a desired product, and therefore the genetically modified host organisms can be grown and used as a kind of living factory to produce the product. In this case, genes coding for human interferon are inserted into bacteria. Interferon is a substance that is naturally made by the body to fight infections and tumors. Bacteria produce the interferon, which is harvested and used as the active ingredient in Roferon-A.
- Object consists of a sealed white cardboard box with red and black print.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- biological
- pharmaceutical
- date made
- ca 1988
- product expiration date
- 1988-06-01
- maker
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Roche Laboratories
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Nutley
- Physical Description
- interferon alfa-2a, recombinant, 18 million iu (drug active ingredients)
- Diluent for Roferon-A, 3 mL (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in x 2 9/16 in x 1 5/16 in; 5.08 cm x 6.50875 cm x 3.33375 cm
- overall: 2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 5.08 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.4925 cm
- ID Number
- 1987.0786.03
- accession number
- 1987.0786
- catalog number
- 1987.0786.03
- Credit Line
- Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- The Antibody Initiative
- Biotechnology and Genetics
- Recombinant Pharmaceuticals
- Science & Mathematics
- Antibody Initiative: Monoclonal Antibodies
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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