list the names of the companies producing vinblastine and vincristine from cathranthus roseus?

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list the names of the companies producing vinblastine and vincristine from cathranthus roseus?

herbal pharmacuetical companies

2006-10-04 22:55:02 · 1 answers · asked by madhan kumar19 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

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Vincristine, which is marketed as Oncovin by Eli Lilly, has a serum half-life of about 85 hours. It's used mainly to treat acute leukemia, rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Hodgkin's disease and other lymphomas.

Vinorelbine is currently in Phase II clinical trials as a treatment for ovarian cancer. It will be marketed as Navelbine by Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., if the trials are successful and the FDA approves the drug.

2006-10-06 06:25:38 · answer #1 · answered by cucumis_sativus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋