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VINCRISTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vincristine" is a kind of...):
periwinkle plant derivative (an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer)
Context examples:
A derivative of the original MOPP regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone used as an initial treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(COPP 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 regimen consisting of vincristine, etoposide, prednisone and doxorubicin for the treatment of male patients with childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(OEPA regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of vincristine, prednisone, procarbazine and doxorubicin (OPPA) used in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of female patients with childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma with low-risk features.
(OPPA regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
It includes the drugs vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), etoposide, prednisone, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin).
(OEPA, NCI Dictionary)
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 cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, and etoposide used to treat both indolent and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(CHOPE regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, vincristine and prednisone used to treat both indolent and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(CNOP Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen containing doxorubicin hydrochloride, bleomycin sulfate, vincristine sulfate and etoposide used in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of low-risk, childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABVE regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
