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3 Biotech
June 2023
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173229 India.
Vinca alkaloids including vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine, and vinflunine are chemotherapeutic compounds commonly used to treat various cancers. Vinca alkaloids are one of the first microtubule-targeting agents to be produced and certified for the treatment of hematological and lymphatic neoplasms. Microtubule targeting agents like vincristine and vinblastine work by disrupting microtubule dynamics, causing mitotic arrest and cell death.
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February 2022
Department of Botany, Government Degree College Bahua Dehat, (affiliated to Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University Prayagraj), Fatehpur, 212663, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don is a well known medicinal plant belonging to family Apocynaceae that have been traditionally used as medicine since ancient times.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Manag Res
November 2018
Department of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China,
Background: Combined chemotherapy is the cornerstone treatment for patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The objective of our study was to perform a network meta-analysis of the efficacy of different chemotherapy regimens in adults with advanced-stage HL.
Materials And Methods: We searched for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in titles/abstracts in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library.
Clin Exp Metastasis
June 2008
Department of Radiation Oncology, Academic Teaching Hospital, Carinagasse 47, Feldkirch, 6800, Austria.
Background: Razoxane and vindesine were shown to suppress distant metastasis in animal systems. Both drugs affect main steps of the metastatic cascade. Therefore, a pilot study was performed to study the influence of these drugs on the dynamics of metastasis in advanced soft tissue sarcomas (STS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOncology (Williston Park)
July 2003
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lung cancer is the most lethal malignancy in the United States. In light of its natural history, new agents with improved systemic activity are needed. Irinotecan (CPT-11, Camptosar) is a promising agent in the treatment of advanced non-small-cell and small-cell lung cancer.
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