Name

VB

Alternate names

None

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Radiation

None

Remarks

None

Drugs for VB

Name

Alternate Names

Blenoxane
Bleo
Bleo-Cell
Bleo-S
Bleomycin for Injection
Bleomycin sulfate
Oil Bleo

Abbreviations

BLE
BLEO
BLM

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Antitumor antibiotic

NSC Number

125066

Primary Site

Squamous cell cancers

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approved uses on squamous cell cervical cancer, head & neck cancer, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, carcinoma, and testicular cancer.

Coding

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Name

Alternate Names

29060-LE
Alkaban
LE-29060
Velban
Velbe
Velsar
Vinblastine
Vinblastine sulfate

Abbreviations

VBL
VELB
VLB

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Plant alkaloid

NSC Number

049842
49842

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

A cell cycle specific chemotherapeutic agent; vinca plant alkaloid; mitotic inhibitor. FDA approved uses in 3rd line breast cancer, choriocarcinoma, palliative in stages III and IV Hodgkin's lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, mycosis fungoides, palliative in non-Hodgkin's histiocytic/lymphocytic lymphoma, and advanced testicular carcinoma.

Coding

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