Periwinkle Plant Derivative (Noun)
Meaning
An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a periwinkle plant derivative to treat the patient's leukemia.
- Researchers have been studying the periwinkle plant derivative vinblastine as a potential treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- The periwinkle plant derivative vincristine has been shown to be effective in treating childhood leukemia.
- The patient's cancer treatment regimen included a periwinkle plant derivative, which helped to slow the growth of the tumor.
- The periwinkle plant derivative vinorelbine is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer and has been shown to improve survival rates.