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Vinblastine is an antimicrotubule drug used to treat certain kinds of cancer including Hodgkin’s lymphoma non-small cell lung cancer breast cancer head and neck cancer and testicular cancer. It is also used to treat Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Vinblastine was traditionally obtained from Catharanthus roseus also known as Vinca rosea a Madagascar Periwinkle.

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ATC prefix
L01
ATC suffix
CA01
CAS number
865-21-4
ChEBI
27375
DrugBank
DB00570
FDA UNII code
5V9KLZ54CY
IUPAC name
dimethyl (2β3β4β5α12β19α)-15-[(5S9S)-5-ethyl-5-hydroxy-9-(methoxycarbonyl)-145678910-octahydro-2H-37-methanoazacycloundecino[54-b]indol- 9-yl]-3-hydroxy-16-methoxy-1-methyl-67-didehydroaspidospermidine-34-dicarboxylate
PubChem
241903

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