Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Brand names,
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
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Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
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Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Chemical_Formula
C46H58N4O9
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/vinblastine.htm
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
fda sheet
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
msds (material safety sheet)
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Molecular Weight
810.974 g/mol
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Melting Point
267 oC
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
H2O Solubility
Negligible
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
State
Solid
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
LogP
5.587
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Dosage Forms
Liquid; Powder for solution; Solution
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Indication
For treatment of breast cancer, testicular cancer, lymphomas, neuroblastoma, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, mycosis fungoides, histiocytosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Pharmacology
Vinblastine is a vinca alkaloid antineoplastic agent. The vinca alkaloids are structurally similar compounds comprised of 2 multiringed units: vindoline and catharanthine. The vinca alkaloids have become clinically useful since the discovery of their antitumour properties in 1959. Initially, extracts of the periwinkle plant (Catharanthus roseus) were investigated because of putative hypoglycemic properties, but were noted to cause marrow suppression in rats and antileukemic effects in vitro. Vinblastine has some immunosuppressant effect. The vinca alkaloids are considered to be cell cycle phase-specific.
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Absorption
No information avaliable
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side effects and Toxicity
Oral, mouse: LD50 = 423 mg/kg; Oral, rat: LD50 = 305 mg/kg.
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Patient Information
Vinblastinum [Inn-Latin]
Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals