Vinblastine

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  • noun. An alkaloid, C46H58N4O9, obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used as an antineoplastic drug.
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  • noun. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
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  • noun. periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division
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    "For the past decade, a modified chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone (COPP), together with adriamycin, bleomycin and vinblastine (ABV) has been used to treat patients with HD."
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    periwinkle plant derivative  
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    cyclophosphamide  ephedrine  hyoscyamine  prednisolone  saponin  
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