Recent news on Vincristine

Holding each other’s hand  -  Apr 26, 2007
KC Community News,...“The vincristine makes her sleepy, and the dactinomycin makes her throw up,� Ford said. “For a little while it was just a little more than spit-up and not

Genitope Corporation Initiates Clinical Trial to Evaluate Use of ...  -  May 22, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...to receive rituximab and chemotherapy (cyclosphosphamide, vincristine and prednisone either with or without doxorubicin) may be eligible for the study.

Pixantrone Granted Fast Track Designation By FDA For Relapsed ...  -  May 8, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...pixantrone, vincristine, prednisone and rituximab) compared to the standard treatment regimen, CHOP-R (cyclophosphpamide, doxorubicin, vincristine,

Rituxan Phase II Data in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting ...  -  May 2, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...in September 2006 for first-line treatment of previously-untreated patients with follicular NHL in combination with CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine,

Zalcitabine Syrup (Zalcitabine capsule) Information  -  May 17, 2007
American Chronicle,...gold, hydralazine, iodoquinol, isoniazid, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, phenytoin, ribavirin, vincristine: May increase risk of peripheral neuropathy.

Hana Biosciences Announces First Quarter 2007 Results  -  May 14, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),Led by its Optisome(tm) platform-Marqibo(r), Alocrest(tm), and Optisomal Topotecan, Hana is initiating a Phase 2 trial of Marqibo(r) (vincristine sulfate

Subtypes of Pediatric Delirium: A Treatment Algorithm  -  May 3, 2007
Psychosomatics (subscription)She was restarted on a four-drug reinduction regimen of methotrexate, vincristine, danurubicin, and asparaginase. After her second dose, Ms. A reported

Chemo graduate Sam, 18, is ready to dance  -  May 1, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,The last chemo, a syringe full of vincristine, took only seconds to inject into his IV. It was 9:30 am No act could have been more anticlimactic.

HEAVEN JUST GOT ANOTHER COWBOY Denise Snodell: Heaven just got ...  -  Apr 28, 2007
Kansas City Star,When Peter was bemused that a nasty treatment drug happened to imply his wife’s name (Vincristine), he took it upon himself to rename the drug with the name

Holding each other’s hand  -  26 Apr 2007
KC Community News,...“The vincristine makes her sleepy, and the dactinomycin makes her throw up,� Ford said. “For a little while it was just a little more than spit-up and not

Adopting Profits  -  Apr 6, 2007
Drug Discovery & Development,Hana’s reformulation of the FDA-approved, standard chemotherapeutic vincristine encapsulates the drug in a rigid, lipid bilayer of sphingomyelin,

Enhancing chemotherapy's efficacy: new agent has synergistic ...  -  Apr 15, 2007
AND,...both in vitro and in vivo when used with current chemotherapy drugs such as taxanes (Taxol and Taxotere) and vinca-alkaloid compounds such as vincristine.

Current Treatment of Malignant Pheochromocytoma  -  Apr 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Similar to cytotoxic chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and dacarbazine, MIBG can induce remission for a limited period in a significant

Clinical Trials Update: April 4, 2007  -  Apr 4, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),...low-grade brain tumors called gliomas can be stopped with the following combination of chemotherapy drugs: carboplatin, vincristine, and temozolomide.

Enhancing chemotherapy's efficacy: new agent has synergistic ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
innovations report,Several widely used drugs, including paclitaxel (Taxol), docetaxel (Taxotere) and long-time standby vincristine, take the latter approach,

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Files for Special Protocol ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...pixantrone, vincristine, prednisone and rituximab) compared to the standard treatment regimen, CHOP-R (cyclophosphpamide, doxorubicin, vincristine,

Cancer is not always a death sentence  -  Apr 14, 2007
Pascagoula Mississippi Press,The protocol was universal and it was called "CHOP," an acronym for a mean-sounding bunch of chemicals -- Vincristine, Adriamycine, Prednizone and Cytoxin.

INEX Releases 2006 Operating Results and Announces 2007 Corporate ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...targeted chemotherapy products - Marqibo(R) (sphingosomal vincristine), INX-0125 (sphingosomal vinorelbine) and INX-0076 (sphingosomal topotecan).

Combination of Irinotecan and Vincristine Active Against ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),According to the results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, treatment with the chemotherapy drugs irinotecan and vincristine reduced

Hodgkin's Therapy Raises Long-Term MI Risk  -  Feb 7, 2007
MedPage Today,..."Overall, our data suggest, but do not give conclusive evidence, that treatment with vincristine may increase the long-term risk of death from myocardial

Improving Outcomes in Lymphoma  -  Feb 5, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Rituximab has been incorporated into different approaches and regimens for indolent lymphoma, including CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone),

Heart Attack Mortality Risk Associated With Hodgkin Disease Treatments  -  Feb 9, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Among people who received neither radiotherapy above the diaphragm nor anthracyclines, the drug vincristine was associated with an increased risk of death

Risk for fatal MI persists 25 years after Hodgkin's treatment  -  Feb 7, 2007
TheHeart.Org,Risk at 20 or more years after first treatment was very high for patients who had received supradiaphragmatic radiotherapy and vincristine without

Signs of lung cancer  -  Feb 6, 2007
Malaysia Star,In SCLC, dose-intensive combinations of cisplatin, vincristine, doxorubicin and etoposide are used, as are the standard doses of cyclophosphamide,

Patients with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at Risk for Heart Attack Later in ...  -  Feb 16, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),The risk of death from heart attack was significantly increased for patients treated with radiation to the chest, treatment with anthracyclines, vincristine

Patients with Hodgkin’s at Risk for Heart Attack Later in Life  -  Feb 14, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),...treatment with anthracyclines, the chemotherapy agent vincristine, or the chemotherapy regimen consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine,

Camptosar® Confirmed Active in Recurrent or Refractory ...  -  Feb 13, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),...treatment with Camptosar and Oncovin® (vincristine) alternating with the commonly used VAC chemotherapy regimen (Oncovin, Actinomycin D and Cytoxan.

When they said I had cancer I thought 'I'm going to die'  -  Feb 13, 2007
Daily Mail,Chemotherapy started immediately using CHOP (the drugs Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Prednisolone) every fortnight for 12 weeks.

Millennium Exceeds Non-GAAP Profitability Goal and Narrows GAAP ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...evaluating VELCADE in combination with dexamethasone compared to the vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone (VAD) triplet, a commonly used therapy,

Immunomedics Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results  -  Feb 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma produced promising results.

Increased Heart Attack Risk for Hodgkin’s Survivors  -  Feb 8, 2007
HeartZine,The risk was also increased by treatment with vincristine or any anthracycline type of chemotherapy medications. Men were at three times higher risk of a

Hodgkin's Disease Treatment Raises Lifelong Heart Risk  -  Feb 7, 2007
Washington Post,Among Hodgkin's patients who did not receive radiation therapy above the diaphragm or anthracyclines, the drug vincristine was associated with an increased

Hodgkin's disease therapy ups heart attack risk  -  Feb 7, 2007
Scientific AmericanAny regimen that contained an anthracycline type of chemo drug or vincristine was associated with increased risk. However, the likelihood of a fatal heart

Threshold Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...sensitive small cell lung cancer are a variety of single agent and combination regimens including topotecan, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine,

Termination of asymmetric cell division and differentiation of stomata  -  Feb 1, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),Anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin, are cytotoxic antibiotics that interfere with proper cell division by disrupting DNA structure, while vincristine,

MCP Chemotherapy Regimen May Reduce Amount of Stem Cells Collected ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Patients had received therapy with the chemotherapy regimens MCP or CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone)—another commonly used

Intensive Chemotherapy Regimen Shows Promise for Germ Cell Tumors  -  Feb 1, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),This regimen consisted of cycles of cisplatin, vincristine, bleomycin, and carboplatin, followed by one cycle of vincristin and bleomycin and three cycles

Using Animal Clones to Make Super Drugs  -  Jan 30, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Many common medicines, such as the new one for malaria, Coartem, Codeine, morphine, bulk laxatives and anti-cancer drugs Taxol and Vincristine have for a

Dalton Pharma Services Announces Successful Completion of Health ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),..."We believe there is the potential to witness further activity with ZEN-012 in additional tumors, including those resistant to cisplatin, vincristine and

Hana Biosciences Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Marqibo ...  -  Jan 17, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for Marqibo(R) (vincristine sulfate liposomes injection)

Hana Biosciences Announces Filing of a Special Protocol Assessment ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Business Wire (press release),Marqibo® utilizes vincristine encapsulated in a rigid, lipid bilayer of sphingomyelin. Vincristine, an FDA-approved, standard chemotherapeutic used in most

Early Use of Neulasta Reduces Complications from Neutropenia in ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),This trial included 325 patients with NHL who were treated with chemotherapy referred to as CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine,

Biotech Stocks Day-in-Review: BioCryst Begins Pivotal Trial of ...  -  Jan 17, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Marquibo is a formulation of vincristine, a standard chemotherapy, encapsulated in a rigid lipid bilayer of sphingomyelin that causes the drug to be leaked

Six Cycles of Rituxan®-CHOP-14 Confirmed as Standard of Care for ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) is a common treatment used for NHL. More recently, the addition of Rituxan to CHOP,

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Announces Pixantrone Combination ...  -  Dec 24, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The CHOP chemotherapy regimen (a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone and doxorubicin) in combination with rituximab for CD20+ patients

AEterna Zentaris Initiates Phase 1 Trial for ZEN-012, a new small ...  -  Jan 9, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),ZEN-012 is active in tumor cell lines which are resistant to cisplatin and doxorubicin as well as to tubulin inhibitors such as vincristine and paclitaxel.

CHOP Plus Zevalin (REG) Therapy Shows Efficacy In Elderly Patients ...  -  Dec 25, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Patients who were previously untreated received CHOP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin; vincristine and prednisone) and those achieving at least a

Mistletoe Prompts Christmas Kisses, Won't Cure Cancer (Update1)  -  Dec 22, 2006
BloombergVinblastine and vincristine come from the periwinkle and are used in chemotherapy regimens. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Taxol is derived from the yew tree

Harmed in hospital: 500 errors a record  -  Dec 20, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald,...involving the leukaemia drug vincristine, which is intended for intravenous injection and is almost always fatal if injected into the spinal canal.

Hana Biosciences Announces Filing of a Special Protocol Assessment ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),Vincristine, an FDA-approved, standard chemotherapeutic used in most lymphoma and ALL regimens, is a cell-cycle specific agent whose activity is dependent

Hana Biosciences Announces Filing of a Special Protocol Assessment ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Business Wire (press release),Marqibo® utilizes vincristine encapsulated in a rigid, lipid bilayer of sphingomyelin. Vincristine, an FDA-approved, standard chemotherapeutic used in most

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Announces Pixantrone Combination ...  -  Dec 24, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The CHOP chemotherapy regimen (a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone and doxorubicin) in combination with rituximab for CD20+ patients

Study Showed Epratuzumab in Combination with Rituximab and ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),Today reported that adding epratuzumab to rituximab and combined cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy (ER-CHOP) to treat

CHOP Plus Zevalin (REG) Therapy Shows Efficacy In Elderly Patients ...  -  Dec 25, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Patients who were previously untreated received CHOP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin; vincristine and prednisone) and those achieving at least a

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Announces Pixantrone Combination ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),About the CHOP Regimen The CHOP chemotherapy regimen (a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone and doxorubicin) in combination with

Off-Label Use of Rituxan Linked to Fatal Leukoencephalopathy  -  Dec 19, 2006
Medscape (subscription)It is also indicated for use with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisolone chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of follicular, CD20-positive

VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) for Injection Combination Shows High ...  -  Dec 10, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),The 82 patients on the VAD arm received four 28-day cycles of vincristine at 0.4 mg/m2 continuous infusion on days one through four, adriamycin at 9 mg/m2

Rituximab Added to First-Line Chemotherapy Improves Survival in ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
DG News...[Presentation title: MabThera (rituximab) Plus Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine and Prednisone (CVP) Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Previously Untreated

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Announces Pixantrone Combination ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),The CHOP chemotherapy regimen (a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone and doxorubicin) in combination with rituximab for CD20+ patients

Mistletoe Prompts Christmas Kisses, Won't Cure Cancer (Update1)  -  Dec 22, 2006
BloombergVinblastine and vincristine come from the periwinkle and are used in chemotherapy regimens. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Taxol is derived from the yew tree

Epratuzumab plus R-CHOP Highly Active in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma  -  Nov 28, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),A Pilot Study of Epratuzumab and Rituximab in Combination with Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone Chemotherapy in Patients with

Harmed in hospital: 500 errors a record  -  Dec 20, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald,...involving the leukaemia drug vincristine, which is intended for intravenous injection and is almost always fatal if injected into the spinal canal.

FDA Issues Safety Warning On Biogen Drug; Stock Is Falling  -  Dec 19, 2006
Trading Markets,...of previously untreated patients with follicular NHL in combination with CVP or cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone chemotherapy and also for

MabThera First-line Treatment Helps Patients With Indolent ...  -  Dec 16, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The study demonstrated that a combination of eight-cycles of MabThera plus CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone) increased overall survival

ASH: Rituximab Plus CHOP Improves Survival of Indolent Lymphoma in ...  -  Dec 12, 2006
MedPage Today,The R-CHOP group received standard CHOP -- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Oncovin (vincristine), and prednisone -- with one infusion

Millennium, J&J drug combo adds impact in myeloma  -  Dec 11, 2006
Reuters...percent rate for the group taking a common regimen of the chemotherapies vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone, prior to stem cell transplantation.

ASH: Chemotherapy Regimen Induces Complete Remissions in Burkitt's  -  Dec 11, 2006
MedPage Today,The regimen consists of dose-adjusted Vepesid (etoposide), prednisone, Oncovin (vincristine), Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Adriamycin (doxorubicin),

Roche presents yet more promising data on MabThera  -  Dec 11, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),...combination with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone (CVP) increased overall survival at four years, with 81% patients treated with rituximab and

CHOP Plus Zevalin(R) Therapy is Feasible, Tolerable and Shows ...  -  Dec 10, 2006
Earthtimes.orgPatients who were previouslyuntreated received CHOP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin;vincristine and prednisone) and those achieving at least a

Alternatives to Standard Chemotherapy Prolong Survival in Lymphoma ...  -  Dec 9, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),...doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) in the German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group (GLSG) conducted by researchers at the Klinikum Grosshadern,

Significant Data on VELCADE(R) (bortezomib) For Injection To Be ...  -  Dec 8, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),VELCADE plus dexamethasone versus vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone combination therapy (VAD) (Abstract #796, Tuesday 12th December, 8:45 am),

Publications Feature VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) For Injection ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),A Phase III registration-enabling study of VELCADE in combination with dexamethasone compared to vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (VAD),

Publications Feature Bortezomib for Injection Strength in ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
DG NewsA Phase 3 registration-enabling study of Velcade in combination with dexamethasone compared to vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (VAD),

Market Report -- In Play (IMMU)  -  Dec 4, 2006
MSN Money...doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma produced promising results.

Immunomedics (IMMU) Reports Results of Adding Epratuzumab to ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Immunomedics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMMU) reported that adding epratuzumab to rituximab and combined cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone

Study Showed Epratuzumab in Combination with Rituximab and ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
Earthtimes.org...today reported that adding epratuzumab to rituximab and combined cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy (ER-CHOP) to

Teen battling cancer seeks clothes for his 'angel' -- mom  -  Dec 3, 2006
Miami Herald,There's Dactinomycin, the one that makes him nauseous and throw up; Cyclophosphamide, the one that makes his jaw hurt; and Vincristine, the one that sounds

Commentary: Biotech production is blooming in the Tropics  Nov 2, 2006
Many common medicines, such as codeine, morphine, bulk laxatives, and the anticancer drugs taxol and vincristine have long been purified from plants. ... -Checkbiotech.org (press release), Doxil®, Oncovin®, Dexamethasone and Revlimid®: Safe and ...  Nov 3, 2006
...multiple myeloma achieve complete or near complete remissions following treatment with Doxil (pegylated doxorubicin), Oncovin (vincristine), dexamethasone and ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Hana Biosciences Announces Third Quarter 2006 Results  Nov 2, 2006
Initiated a multicenter Phase II clinical trial of Marqibo(r) (vincristine sulfate liposomes injection) in patients with relapsed or refractory acute ... -PrimeZone (press release), FDA Approvals: Risperdal/Risperdal M-TAB, Travatan Z, Rituxan  Oct 24, 2006
In addition, rituximab intravenous infusion was approved for use in combination with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisolone (CVP) chemotherapy for the ... -Medscape (subscription) My plucky little fighter  Oct 28, 2006
...any effect because the tumour continued to grow and spread, so we tried a second course: Four injections of a combination of Vincristine and Cyclophosphamide ... -Bangkok Post, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript  Oct 26, 2006
...is on track for the IFM trial, the Phase III study evaluating VELCADE in combination with dexamethasone compared to the triplet -- Vincristine, Adriamycin, and ... -Seeking Alpha, Foro de Shell Security - Seguridad informática  Oct 27, 2006
These c vidaza lls produce inhibitory cytokines, such as gamm vigamox -interferon and tumor necrosis factor, which can suppres vincristine ing progenitor-cell ... -Shell Security, Doxil®, Oncovin®, Revlimid®, and Dexamethasone Effective in ...  Oct 30, 2006
...recently published in Annals of Oncology, the treatment combination consisting of Revlimid® (lenalidomide), Oncovin® (vincristine), Doxil® (pegylated ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Biogen Idec Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results  Oct 31, 2006
RITUXAN is for first-line treatment of previously-untreated patients with follicular NHL in combination with CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone ... -Genetic Engineering News (press release), Hana Biosciences Announces Conference Call on Third Quarter 2006 ...  Oct 25, 2006
The business update will include a review of Hana’s pipeline including Zensana™ (Ondansetron HCI) Oral Spray and Marqibo® (vincristine sulfate liposomes ... -Business Wire (press release),

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