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vinorelbine

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vinorelbine /vi·nor·el·bine/ (vĭ-nor´el-bēn″) an antineoplasticvinca alkaloid used as the tartrate salt in the treatment of advanced non.
vinorelbine [vi-nor´el-bēn]
a semisynthetic vinca alkaloid derived from vinblastine; administered intravenously as the tartrate salt as an antineoplastic agent in treatment of non–small cell lung cancer.
vinorelbine
Oncology An anticancer vinca alkaloid. See Vinblastine, Vincristine.
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