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VINBLASTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vinblastine" is a kind of...):
periwinkle plant derivative (an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer)
Context examples:
The regimen contains mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone (MOPP) and doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine (ABV).
(MOPP/ABV Hybrid Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone and procarbazine (COPP) alternating with doxorubicin, bleomycin and vinblastine (ABV), used in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of low-risk, childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(COPP-ABV regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of cisplatin, vinblastine and dacarbazine used for the treatment of advanced-stage or metastatic malignant melanoma.
(CVD Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
COPP-ABV regimen includes the drugs cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), procarbazine hydrochloride, prednisone, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, and vinblastine sulfate.
(COPP-ABV regimen, NCI Dictionary)
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine, used alone or in combination with radiation therapy, for the primary treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABVD regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, vinblastine sulfate, and dacarbazine.
(ABVD, NCI Dictionary)
A regimen consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, and vinblastine used alone or in combination with radiation therapy, for the initial treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABV Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
COPP-ABV includes the drugs cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), procarbazine hydrochloride, prednisone, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, and vinblastine sulfate.
(COPP-ABV, NCI Dictionary)
A regimen consisting of cisplatin, mitomycin and vinblastine used to treat advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
(Cisplatin-Mitomycin-Vinblastine Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
The drugs mechlorethamine and vincristine from the MOPP regimen have been replaced with chlorambucil and vinblastine to minimize gonadal and neurological toxicity, respectively.
(chlVPP Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
