Vincristine (Oncovin)
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General information
Class/mechanism: Vinca alkaloid, inhibits microtubule formation in the mitotic spindle, causing cell cycle arrest in metaphase.[1][2]
Route: IV
Extravasation: vesicant
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Diseases for which it is used
- Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma
- Anaplastic glioma
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Burkitt lymphoma
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL/SLL)
- CNS lymphoma
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
- Follicular lymphoma
- Glioblastoma
- HIV-associated lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte-predominant
- Low-grade glioma
- Mantle cell lymphoma
- Marginal zone lymphoma
- Mediastinal gray-zone lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Penile cancer
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
- Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Small cell lung cancer
- T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Testicular cancer
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Thymoma
- Transformed lymphoma
- Transplant conditioning regimens
- Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Notable side effects
- Neuropathy [3]
Patient drug information
- Vincristine (Oncovin) patient drug information (Chemocare)[4]
- Vincristine (Oncovin) patient drug information (UpToDate)[5]
History of changes in FDA indication
- 7/10/1963: Initial FDA approval
Also known as
Precise Name: vinCRIStine Sulfate (RXCUI 11203)
Synonyms | |||||||
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Alcrist | Biocrist | Biocrystin | Cellcristin | Citomid | Citomid RU | Crivosin | Cytomid |
Farmistin CS | Fauldvincri | Krebin | Kyocristine | Nevexitin | Oncocristin AQ | Oncovin ELI Lilly | Oncovin INJ.LSG. |
Oncovin Yamakawa | Onkocristin | P&U Vincristine | Pericristine | Pharmacristine | Tecnocris | Trav Vincristine | Vero Vincristin |
Vincasar | Vincasar PFS | Vinces | Vincosid | Vincran | Vincrex | Vincrifil | Vincrin |
Vincrisin | Vincrisol | Vincristin | Vincristina | Vincristina Faulding | Vincristina Filaxis | Vincristina Martian | Vincristin Biosyn |
Vincristin CS | Vincristine | Vincristine Abic | Vincristine Comp | Vincristine DBL | Vincristine Lederle | Vincristine Mayne | Vincristine Mayne Pharma ( BEN ) |
Vincristine Pharmachemie | Vincristinesulfaat | Vincristine Sulfate | Vincristine Sulfate Synthelabo | Vincristine Sulp | Vincristine Sulphate | Vincristine Teva | Vincristinsulfat |
Vincristin Sulfate | Vincristinum | Vincrisul | Vinracin | Vinracine | Vinstin | Vintec |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vincristine (Oncovin) package insert
- ↑ Vincristine (Oncovin) package insert (locally hosted backup)
- ↑ Broyl A, Corthals SL, Jongen JL, van der Holt B, Kuiper R, de Knegt Y, van Duin M, el Jarari L, Bertsch U, Lokhorst HM, Durie BG, Goldschmidt H, Sonneveld P. Mechanisms of peripheral neuropathy associated with bortezomib and vincristine in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a prospective analysis of data from the HOVON-65/GMMG-HD4 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Nov;11(11):1057-65. Epub 2010 Sep 21. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
- ↑ Vincristine (Oncovin) patient drug information (Chemocare)
- ↑ Vincristine (Oncovin) patient drug information (UpToDate)
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- Intravenous medications
- Vesicant chemotherapy
- Microtubule inhibitors
- Vinca alkaloids
- Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma medications
- Anaplastic glioma medications
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma medications
- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia medications
- Burkitt lymphoma medications
- Central nervous system (CNS) cancer medications
- Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma medications
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL/SLL) medications
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma medications
- Ewing's sarcoma medications
- Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type medications
- Follicular lymphoma medications
- Glioblastoma medications
- HIV-associated lymphoma medications
- Hodgkin lymphoma medications
- Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte-predominant medications
- Low-grade glioma medications
- Mantle cell lymphoma medications
- Marginal zone lymphoma medications
- Mediastinal gray-zone lymphoma medications
- Multiple myeloma medications
- Neuroendocrine tumor medications
- Penile cancer medications
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma medications
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder medications
- Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma medications
- Soft tissue sarcoma medications
- Small cell lung cancer medications
- T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia medications
- Testicular cancer medications
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura medications
- Thymoma medications
- Transformed lymphoma medications
- Transplant medications
- Waldenström macroglobulinemia medications
- Drugs FDA approved in 1963
- WHO Essential Cancer Medicine