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n. - Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin).

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  • The vincristine was a powerful anti-cancer drug which was going to be used for Johnny, a patient on the ward with nephroblastomaa malignant tumour of the kidney.
  • Every time I treat a cat for cancer with a drug called "vincristine" I am grateful to the shaman that discovered the plant and the pharmacy company scientists that...
  • But last summer, a technician mistakenly added another anticancer compound, vincristine sulfate, to the mix.
  • One requires 15 tonnes of the plant leaves to make one ounce of vincristine, which sells for US 9100,000 a pound.
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