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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Vincristine sulfate
Sulfato de vincristina
Medicamento que se usa para tratar la leucemia aguda. Se usa en combinación con otros medicamentos para tratar la enfermedad de Hodgkin, el linfoma no Hodgkin, el rabdomiosarcoma, el neuroblastoma y el tumor de Wilms. Asimismo, el sulfato de vincristina está en estudio para el tratamiento de otros tipos de cáncer. Bloquea la formación de células al impedir su multiplicación. Es un tipo de alcaloide de vinca y un tipo de antimitótico. También se llama Oncovin.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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