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Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

The generic drugs, Vincristine (VCR) and Vinblastine (VLB), alkaloids currently extracted from the periwinkle plant, Catharanthus roseus, possess significant antitumor activity. VCR and VLB have been used widely as single agents and in combination with other anti-neoplastic drugs in cancer chemotherapy for more than 30 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Antinéoplasique, médicament pouvant entraîner l'arrêt de division mitotique des cellules cancéreuses au stade de la métaphase.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Fármaco alcaloide antineoplásico, derivado de la Vinca.

OBS

[...] utilizado para el tratamiento de la leucemia linfocítica aguda, linfoma de Hodgkin, linfoma no Hodgkin, rabdomiosarcoma, sarcoma de Ewing, tumor de Wilms y tumores ginecológicos de la infancia.

Key term(s)
  • sulfato de vincristina
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