A thymus hormone polypeptide found in thymosin fraction 5 (a crude thymus gland extract) but now produced by synthesis. It is used alone or with interferon as an immunomodulator for the treatment of CHRONIC HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. Thymalfasin is also used for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression, and to enhance the efficacy of influenza and hepatitis B vaccines in immunocompromised patients.

DUI

D000077596 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0086869

History note

2019 (1980)

Public note

2019; THYMALFASIN was indexed under THYMOSIN/analogs & derivatives 1984-2018; and under THYMOSIN/analogs 1980-1983