vincristine

(noun)

a particular drug used in chemotherapy

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Examples of vincristine in the following topics:

  • Human Health and Biodiversity

    • Examples of significant medicines derived from plant compounds include aspirin, codeine, digoxin, atropine, and vincristine .
    • Among other uses, it is a source of vincristine, a drug used in the treatment of lymphomas.

  • Burkitt's Lymphoma

    • Commonly used medicines include prednisone, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, ifosfamide, vincristine, cytarabine, methotrexate, rituximab, and etoposide.