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n. - Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division.

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  • (Catharanthus roseus) is a source of at least 60 alkaloids, of which the two important alkaloids, vincristine and vinblastine, have revolutionized the treatment of...
  • This herbaceous plant, native to South-eastern Madagascar, is a source of over 75 alkaloids, two of which, vincristine and vinblastine, are used to treat childhood...
  • For the past decade, a modified chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone (COPP), together with adriamycin, bleomycin and...
  • One class of anti-inflammatory agents is microtubule-disrupting agents such as colchicine and vinblastine.
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