vincristine
noun
vin·cris·tine
(ˌ)vin-ˈkri-ˌstēn 
: an alkaloid C46H56N4O10 from the rosy periwinkle used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat some human neoplastic diseases (such as acute leukemia)
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Later that month, another drug shortage threatened to delay Abby’s treatment, but for a chemotherapy drug that’s a mainstay for many types of pediatric cancer treatment: vincristine.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
Medications like chemotherapy drugs vincristine (Marqibo), paclitaxel (Abraxane) can also exacerbate symptoms, the Mayo Clinic says.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 28 Sep. 2021
In the case of vincristine, for example, the medication was only made by two companies.
—NBC News, 2 Nov. 2019
The Food and Drug Administration, whose website lists vincristine as currently in shortage, says deliveries should resume later this month.
—Todd Ackerman, ExpressNews.com, 25 Oct. 2019
Until earlier this year, there were two suppliers of vincristine: Pfizer and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2019
When treated with carboplatin and vincristine, the two chemotherapy drugs Zahler had recommended, 70 percent of patients saw their tumors shrink or stabilize, the doctor said.
—Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
Medications like chemotherapy drugs vincristine (Marqibo), paclitaxel (Abraxane) can also exacerbate symptoms, the Mayo Clinic says.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 28 Sep. 2021
In the case of vincristine, for example, the medication was only made by two companies.
—NBC News, 2 Nov. 2019
The Food and Drug Administration, whose website lists vincristine as currently in shortage, says deliveries should resume later this month.
—Todd Ackerman, ExpressNews.com, 25 Oct. 2019
Until earlier this year, there were two suppliers of vincristine: Pfizer and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2019
When treated with carboplatin and vincristine, the two chemotherapy drugs Zahler had recommended, 70 percent of patients saw their tumors shrink or stabilize, the doctor said.
—Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
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vincristine
noun
vin·cris·tine
(ˈ)vin-ˈkris-ˌtēn
: an alkaloid that is obtained from the rosy periwinkle and that is used especially in the form of its sulfate C46H56N4O10·H2SO4 to treat some human neoplastic diseases (as acute leukemia)
called also leurocristine
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