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  2. Vincristine - Wikipedia

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    Vincristine, also known as leurocristine and marketed under the brand name Oncovin among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. [5] This includes acute lymphocytic leukemia , acute myeloid leukemia , Hodgkin's disease , neuroblastoma , and small cell lung cancer among others. [ 5 ]

  3. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    3) Vinca alkaloids, including vincristine, vinblastine, vinorelbine, and vindesine, are used to treat tumors such as Hodgkin lymphoma, testicular cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer. [3] These drugs inhibit the assembly of microtubules and thus disrupt axonal transport in the cell body of peripheral nerves.

  4. Chemotherapy regimen - Wikipedia

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    The majority of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy are cytostatic, many via cytotoxicity. A fundamental philosophy of medical oncology , including combination chemotherapy, is that different drugs work through different mechanisms, and that the results of using multiple drugs will be synergistic to some extent.

  5. ABVD - Wikipedia

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    This combination of mechlorethamine, vincristine (Oncovin), procarbazine, and prednisone proved capable of curing almost 70% of patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. [12] [13] While MOPP was remarkably successful in curing advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, its toxicity remained significant.

  6. Hyper-CVAD - Wikipedia

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    'CVAD' is the acronym of the drugs used in course A: cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin (also known by its trade name, Adriamycin), and dexamethasone. Course B consists of methotrexate and cytarabine. The protocol was originally developed to treat leukemia in young, fit patients, due to its intensity, but has since begun to be used more ...

  7. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Nutritional problems are also frequently seen in cancer patients at diagnosis and through chemotherapy treatment. Research suggests that in children and young people undergoing cancer treatment, parenteral nutrition may help with this leading to weight gain and increased calorie and protein intake, when compared to enteral nutrition. [138]

  8. CHOP (chemotherapy) - Wikipedia

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    In patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, doxorubicin (which is cardiotoxic) is often deemed to be too great a risk and is omitted from the regimen. The combination is then referred to as COP (cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, and prednisone or prednisolone) or CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone or prednisolone).

  9. Vinca alkaloid - Wikipedia

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    Vinca alkaloids are now produced synthetically and used as drugs in cancer therapy and as immunosuppressive drugs. These compounds include vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine. Additional researched vinca alkaloids include vincaminol, vineridine, and vinburnine.