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| |indication=palliative treatment of Generalized [[Hodgkin’s disease]] (Stages III and IV, Ann Arbor modification of Rye staging system),[[Lymphocytic lymphoma]] (nodular and diffuse, poorly and well differentiated),[[Histiocytic lymphoma]],[[Mycosis fungoides]] (advanced stages),Advanced [[carcinoma of the testis]],[[Kaposi’s sarcoma]],
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| |adverseReactions=[[leukopenia]],[[alopecia]],[[constipation]], [[anorexia]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]], [[ileus]], [[vesiculation of the mouth]], [[pharyngitis]], [[diarrhea]],[[Hypertension]], [[Malaise]], [[bone pain]], [[weakness]], pain in tumor-containing tissue, [[dizziness]], [[jaw pain]], [[skin vesiculation]],<!--Black Box Warning-->
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| *This preparation should be administered by individuals experienced in the administration of vinblastine sulfate. It is extremely important that the intravenous needle or catheter be properly positioned before any vinblastine sulfate is injected. Leakage into surrounding tissue during intravenous administration of vinblastine sulfate may cause considerable irritation. If extravasation occurs, the injection should be discontinued immediately, and any remaining portion of the dose should then be introduced into another vein. Local injection of hyaluronidse and the application of moderate heat to the area of leakage help disperse the drug and are thought to minimize discomfort and the possibility of cellulitis.
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| *FOR INTRAVENOUS USE ONLY - FATAL IF GIVEN BY OTHER ROUTES.
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| | ==IMPORTANT WARNING:== |
| | When vinblastine is administered into a vein, it may leak into surrounding tissue. Your doctor or nurse will monitor your administration site for this reaction. |
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| | ==About your treatment== |
| | Your doctor has ordered the drug vinblastine to help treat your illness. The drug is given by injection into a vein. |
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| | '''This medication is used to treat:''' |
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| | *Hodgkin's disease |
| |fdaLIADAdult=Vinblastine Sulfate Injection is indicated in the palliative treatment of the following:
| | *non-Hodgkin's lymphomas |
| =====Frequently Responsive Malignancies=====
| | *mycosis fungoides |
| *Generalized [[Hodgkin’s disease]] (Stages III and IV, Ann Arbor modification of Rye staging system) | | *testicular cancer |
| *[[Lymphocytic lymphoma]] (nodular and diffuse, poorly and well differentiated) | | *Kaposi's sarcoma related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
| *[[Histiocytic lymphoma]] | | *Letterer-Siwe disease |
| *[[Mycosis fungoides]] (advanced stages)
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| *[[Advanced carcinoma of the testis]] | |
| *[[Kaposi’s sarcoma]] | |
| *[[Letterer-Siwe disease]] ([[histiocytosis X]]) | |
| =====Less Frequently Responsive Malignancies=====
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| *[[Choriocarcinoma]] resistant to other chemotherapeutic agents
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| *[[Carcinoma of the breast]], unresponsive to appropriate endocrine surgery and hormonal therapy
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| Current principles of chemotherapy for many types of cancer include the concurrent administration of several [[antineoplastic]] agents. For enhanced therapeutic effect without additive toxicity, agents with different dose-limiting clinical toxicities and different mechanisms of action are generally selected. Therefore, although vinblastine sulfate is effective as a single agent in the aforementioned indications, it is usually administered in combination with other [[antineoplastic]] drugs. Such combination therapy produces a greater percentage of response than does a single-agent regimen. These principles have been applied, for example, in the chemotherapy of [[Hodgkin’s disease]].
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| =====Hodgkin's Disease=====
| | This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. |
| *Vinblastine sulfate has been shown to be one of the most effective single agents for the treatment of [[Hodgkin’s disease]]. Advanced [[Hodgkin’s disease]] has also been successfully treated with several multiple-drug regimens that included vinblastine sulfate. Patients who had relapses after treatment with the MOPP program— [[mechlorethamine hydrochloride]] (nitrogen mustard), [[vincristine]] sulfate, [[prednisone]] and [[procarbazine]]—have likewise responded to combination-drug therapy that included vinblastine sulfate. A protocol using [[cyclophosphamide]] in place of nitrogen mustard and vinblastine sulfate instead of [[vincristine]] sulfate is an alternative therapy for previously untreated patients with advanced [[Hodgkin’s disease]].
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| *Advanced [[testicular germinal-cell cancers]] ([[embryonal carcinoma]], [[teratocarcinoma]] and [[choriocarcinoma]]) are sensitive to vinblastine sulfate alone, but better clinical results are achieved when vinblastine sulfate is administered concomitantly with other [[antineoplastic]] agents. The effect of [[bleomycin]] is significantly enhanced if vinblastine sulfate is administered six to eight hours prior to the administration of [[bleomycin]]; this schedule permits more cells to be arrested during metaphase, the stage of the cell cycle in which [[bleomycin]] is active.
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| =====Dosing Information=====
| | Vinblastine is in a class of drugs known as vinca alkaloids. It slows or stops the growth of cancer cells in your body. The length of treatment depends on the types of drugs you are taking, how well your body responds to them, and the type of cancer you have. |
| *This preparation is for intravenous use only.
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| =====Special Dispensing Information=====
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| *WHEN DISPENSING VINBLASTINE SULFATE INJECTION IN OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT IT BE PACKAGED IN THE PROVIDED OVERWRAP WHICH BEARS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: “DO NOT REMOVE COVERING UNTIL MOMENT OF INJECTION. FOR INTRAVENOUS USE ONLY – FATAL IF GIVEN BY OTHER ROUTES.” (see WARNINGS). A syringe containing a specific dose must be labeled, using the auxiliary sticker provided to state: “FOR INTRAVENOUS USE ONLY – FATAL IF GIVEN BY OTHER ROUTES.”
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| *Caution–It is extremely important that the intravenous needle or catheter be properly positioned before any vinblastine sultate is injected. Leakage into surrounding tissue during intravenous administration of vinblastine sulfate may cause considerable irritation. If extravasation occurs, the injection should be discontinued immediately and any remaining portion of the dose should then be introduced into another vein. Local injection of hyaluronidase and the application of moderate heat to the area of leakage will help disperse the drug and may minimize discomfort and the possibility of cellulitis.
| | ==Other uses for this medicine== |
| | Vinblastine is also used to treat non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks of using this drug for your condition. |
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| *There are variations in the depth of the leukopenic response that follows therapy with vinblastine sulfate. For this reason, it is
| | ==Precautions== |
| recommended that the drug be given no more frequently than once every seven days.
| | '''Before taking vinblastine''' |
| *It is wise to initiate therapy for adults by administering a single intravenous dose of 3.7 mg/m2 of body surface area (bsa). Thereafter, white blood cell counts should be made to determine the patient’s sensitivity to vinblastine sulfate.
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| *A simplified and conservative incremental approach to dosage at weekly intervals for adults may be outlined as follows:
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| :* First dose ....................................... 3.7 mg/m2 bsa
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| :* Second dose .................................. 5.5 mg/m2 bsa
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| :* Third dose ...................................... 7.4 mg/m2 bsa
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| :*Fourth dose .................................. 9.25 mg/m2 bsa
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| :*Fifth dose ..................................... 11.1 mg/m2 bsa
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| *The above-mentioned increases may be used until a maximum dose not exceeding 18.5 mg/m2 bsa for adults is reached. The dose should not be increased after that dose which reduces the white cell count to approximately 3,000 cells/mm3. In some adults, 3.7 mg/m2 bsa may produce this leukopenia; other adults may require more than 11.1 mg/m2 bsa; and, very rarely, as much as 18.5 mg/m2 bsa may be necessary. For most adult patients, however, the weekly dosage will prove to be 5.5 to 7.4 mg/m2 bsa.
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| *When the dose of vinblastine sulfate which will produce the above degree of leukopenia has been established, a dose of one increment smaller than this should be administered at weekly intervals for maintenance. Thus, the patient is receiving the maximum dose that does not cause leukopenia. It should be emphasized that, even though seven days have elapsed, the next dose of vinblastine sulfate should not be given until the white cell count has returned to at least 4,000/mm3. In some cases, oncolytic activity may be encountered before leukopenic effect. When this occurs, there is no need to increase the size of subsequent doses.
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| | *tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to vinblastine or any other drugs. |
| | *tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially aspirin, itraconazole (Sporanox), phenytoin (Dilantin), and vitamins. |
| | *tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease. |
| | you should know that vinblastine may interfere with the normal menstrual cycle (period) in women and may stop sperm production in men. However, you should not assume that you cannot get pregnant or that you cannot get someone else pregnant. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should tell their doctors before they begin taking this drug. You should not plan to have children while receiving chemotherapy or for a while after treatments. (Talk to your doctor for further details.) Use a reliable method of birth control to prevent pregnancy. Vinblastine may harm the fetus. |
| | *do not have any vaccinations (e.g., measles or flu shots) without talking to your doctor. |
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| | ==Side Effects== |
| | ===Mild side effects=== |
| | ''Side effects from vinblastine are common and include:'' |
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| | *nausea and vomiting which usually lasts less than 24 hours |
| | *stomach pain |
| | *constipation |
| | *diarrhea |
| | *jaw pain, headache, or other aches |
| | *thinned or brittle hair |
| | *exposed areas of the skin may become easily sunburned |
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| | ''Tell your doctor if either of these symptoms is severe or lasts for several hours:'' |
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| |offLabelAdultNoGuideSupport======Carcinoma of bladder=====
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| *[[Carcinoma of bladder]]: MVAC regimen, vinBLAStine 3 mg/m(2) IV on days 2, 15, and 22; in combination with [[methotrexate]] 30 mg/m(2) on days 1, 15, and 22; [[doxorubicin]] 30 mg/m(2) on day 2; [[cisplatin]] 70 mg/m(2) IV on day 2; repeat every 28 days
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| {{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Sternberg CN, de Mulder PH, Schornagel JH, Théodore C, Fossa SD, van Oosterom AT, Witjes F, Spina M, van Groeningen CJ, de Balincourt C, Collette L |title=Randomized phase III trial of high-dose-intensity methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (MVAC) chemotherapy and recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor versus classic MVAC in advanced urothelial tract tumors: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Protocol no. 30924 |journal=J. Clin. Oncol. |volume=19 |issue=10 |pages=2638–46 |year=2001 |pmid=11352955 |doi= |url=}}
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| =====Carcinoma of prostate=====
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| *[[Carcinoma of prostate]]: optimal dose and timing has not been defined in this setting; clinical trials have used doses of vinBLAStine of 4 mg/m(2) per wk IV for 6 wk, and then 2 wk off: optimal dose and timing has not been defined in this setting; clinical trials have used doses of vinBLAStine of 4 mg/m(2) per wk IV for 6 wk, and then 2 wk off {{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Hudes G, Einhorn L, Ross E, Balsham A, Loehrer P, Ramsey H, Sprandio J, Entmacher M, Dugan W, Ansari R, Monaco F, Hanna M, Roth B |title=Vinblastine versus vinblastine plus oral estramustine phosphate for patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer: A Hoosier Oncology Group and Fox Chase Network phase III trial |journal=J. Clin. Oncol. |volume=17 |issue=10 |pages=3160–6 |year=1999 |pmid=10506613 |doi= |url=}}
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| =====Germ cell tumor of ovary=====
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| *[[Germ cell tumor of ovary]]: optimal dose and timing of vinBLAStine has not been defined in this setting; PVB regimen has been used in clinical trials and consists of cisplatin 20 mg/m(2) IV) daily for 5 days, vinBLAStine 12 mg/m(2) IV push on day 1, and bleomycin 20 units/m(2) (maximum dose 30 units) IV push once weekly; administer every 3 weeks for 3 to 4 courses {{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Williams SD, Birch R, Einhorn LH, Irwin L, Greco FA, Loehrer PJ |title=Treatment of disseminated germ-cell tumors with cisplatin, bleomycin, and either vinblastine or etoposide |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=316 |issue=23 |pages=1435–40 |year=1987 |pmid=2437455 |doi=10.1056/NEJM198706043162302 |url=}}
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| =====Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura=====
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| *VinBLAStine 0.1 milligram/kilogram was dissolved in 500 to 1000 milliliters of normal saline and infused intravenously over 6 to 8 hours.{{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Ahn YS, Harrington WJ, Mylvaganam R, Allen LM, Pall LM |title=Slow infusion of vinca alkaloids in the treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=100 |issue=2 |pages=192–6 |year=1984 |pmid=6537881 |doi= |url=}}
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| =====Metastatic malignant melanoma=====
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| *[[Metastatic malignant melanoma]]: optimal dose and timing have not been defined in this setting; CVD+IL-2I regimen has been used in a clinical trial and consists of [[cisplatin]] 20 mg/m(2) IV days 1 to 4, vinBLAStine 1.6 mg/m(2) IV days 1 to 5, [[dacarbazine]] 800 mg/m(2) IV day 1, IL-2 nine million units/m(2) continuous infusion days 1 to 4, interferon alfa 5 million units/m(2) subQ days 1 to 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13; repeat cycle every 21 days {{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Legha SS, Ring S, Bedikian A, Plager C, Eton O, Buzaid AC, Papadopoulos N |title=Treatment of metastatic melanoma with combined chemotherapy containing cisplatin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (CVD) and biotherapy using interleukin-2 and interferon-alpha |journal=Ann. Oncol. |volume=7 |issue=8 |pages=827–35 |year=1996 |pmid=8922197 |doi= |url=}}
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| =====Non-small cell lung cancer=====
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| *[[Non-small cell lung cancer]]: Adjuvant treatment, 4 mg/m(2) IV, in combination with various doses of [[cisplatin]]; administer once weekly until day 29 and then once every 2 wk after day 43 until the last dose of cisplatin {{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Arriagada R, Bergman B, Dunant A, Le Chevalier T, Pignon JP, Vansteenkiste J |title=Cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with completely resected non-small-cell lung cancer |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=350 |issue=4 |pages=351–60 |year=2004 |pmid=14736927 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa031644 |url=}}
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| =====Renal cell carcinoma=====
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| *[[Renal cell carcinoma]]: 0.1 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks; in combination with interferon alfa-2a, 3 million units IM/subQ 3 times a week for 1 week then 18 million units 3 times a week thereafter has been used {{vcite2 journal |vauthors=Pyrhönen S, Salminen E, Ruutu M, Lehtonen T, Nurmi M, Tammela T, Juusela H, Rintala E, Hietanen P, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL |title=Prospective randomized trial of interferon alfa-2a plus vinblastine versus vinblastine alone in patients with advanced renal cell cancer |journal=J. Clin. Oncol. |volume=17 |issue=9 |pages=2859–67 |year=1999 |pmid=10561363 |doi= |url=}}
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| | *fatigue |
| |fdaLIADPed=Vinblastine Sulfate Injection is indicated in the palliative treatment of the following:
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| =====Frequently Responsive Malignancies=====
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| *Generalized [[Hodgkin’s disease]] (Stages III and IV, Ann Arbor modification of Rye staging system)
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| *[[Lymphocytic lymphoma]] (nodular and diffuse, poorly and well differentiated)
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| *[[Mycosis fungoides]] (advanced stages) | |
| *[[Advanced carcinoma of the testis]]
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| *[[Kaposi’s sarcoma]]
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| *[[Letterer-Siwe disease]] ([[histiocytosis X]])
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| =====Less Frequently Responsive Malignancies=====
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| *[[Choriocarcinoma]] resistant to other chemotherapeutic agents
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| *[[Carcinoma of the breast]], unresponsive to appropriate endocrine surgery and hormonal therapy
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| Current principles of chemotherapy for many types of cancer include the concurrent administration of several [[antineoplastic]] agents. For enhanced therapeutic effect without additive toxicity, agents with different dose-limiting clinical toxicities and different mechanisms of action are generally selected. Therefore, although vinblastine sulfate is effective as a single agent in the aforementioned indications, it is usually administered in combination with other [[antineoplastic]] drugs. Such combination therapy produces a greater percentage of response than does a single-agent regimen. These principles have been applied, for example, in the chemotherapy of [[Hodgkin’s disease]].
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| =====Hodgkin's Disease===== | | ===Severe side effects=== |
| *Vinblastine sulfate has been shown to be one of the most effective single agents for the treatment of [[Hodgkin’s disease]]. Advanced [[Hodgkin’s disease]] has also been successfully treated with several multiple-drug regimens that included vinblastine sulfate. Patients who had relapses after treatment with the MOPP program— [[mechlorethamine hydrochloride]] (nitrogen mustard), [[vincristine]] sulfate, [[prednisone]] and [[procarbazine]]—have likewise responded to combination-drug therapy that included vinblastine sulfate. A protocol using [[cyclophosphamide]] in place of nitrogen mustard and vinblastine sulfate instead of [[vincristine]] sulfate is an alternative therapy for previously untreated patients with advanced [[Hodgkin’s disease]].
| | ''If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:'' |
| *Advanced [[testicular germinal-cell cancers]] ([[embryonal carcinoma]], [[teratocarcinoma]] and [[choriocarcinoma]]) are sensitive to vinblastine sulfate alone, but better clinical results are achieved when vinblastine sulfate is administered concomitantly with other [[antineoplastic]] agents. The effect of [[bleomycin]] is significantly enhanced if vinblastine sulfate is administered six to eight hours prior to the administration of [[bleomycin]]; this schedule permits more cells to be arrested during metaphase, the stage of the cell cycle in which [[bleomycin]] is active.
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| ======Dosing Information======
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| *A review of published literature from 1993 to 1995 showed that initial doses of vinblastine sulfate in pediatric patients varied depending on the schedule used and whether vinblastine sulfate was administered as a single agent or incorporated within a particular chemotherapeutic regimen. As a single agent for Letterer-Siwe disease (histiocytosis X), the initial dose of vinblastine sulfate was reported as 6.5 mg/m2. When vinblastine sulfate was used in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of [[Hodgkin’s disease]], the initial dose was reported as 6 mg/m2. For [[testicular germ cell carcinomas]], the initial dose of vinblastine sulfate was reported as 3 mg/m2 in a combination regimen. Dose modifications should be guided by hematologic tolerance.
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| | *unusual bleeding or bruising |
| | *tingling, numbness, and cramping in the legs or arms for longer than a few days |
| | *severe abdominal or muscle cramping |
| | *difficulty walking |
| | *hoarseness |
| | *fever |
| | *chills |
| | *change in normal bowel habits for more than 2 days |
| | *sore throat or mouth |
| | *difficulty controlling bladder |
| | *increased, painful, or difficult urination |
| | *redness, pain, or swelling at the injection site |
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| | If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm] or by phone [1-800-332-1088]. |
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| |contraindications=* Vinblastine sulfate is contraindicated in patients who have significant [[granulocytopenia]] unless this is a result of the disease being treated. It should not be used in the presence of bacterial infections. Such infections must be brought under control prior to the initiation of therapy with vinblastine sulfate.
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| | ==In case of emergency/overdose== |
| |warnings=* This preparation is for intravenous use only. It should be administered by individuals experienced in the administration of vinblastine sulfate. The intrathecal administration of vinblastine sulfate usually results in death. Syringes containing this product should be labeled, using the auxiliary sticker provided, to state ‘‘FOR INTRAVENOUS USE ONLY – FATAL IF GIVEN BY OTHER ROUTES. ’’
| | In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911. |
| *Extemporaneously prepared syringes containing this product must be packaged in an overwrap which is labeled ‘‘DO NOT REMOVE COVERING UNTIL MOMENT OF INJECTION. FOR INTRAVENOUS USE ONLY – FATAL IF GIVEN BY OTHER ROUTES.’’
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| *After inadvertent intrathecal administration of vinca alkaloids, immediate neurosurgical intervention is required in order to prevent [[ascending paralysis]] leading to death. In a very small number of patients, life-threatening paralysis and subsequent death was averted but resulted in devastating neurological sequelae, with limited recovery afterwards.
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| *There are no published cases of survival following intrathecal administration of vinblastine sulfate to base treatment on. However, based on the published management of survival cases involving the related [[vinca alkaloid]] vincristine sulfate1-3, if vinblastine sulfate is mistakenly given by the intrathecal route, the following treatment should be initiated immediately after the injection:
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| *Removal of as much [[CSF]] as is safely possible through the lumbar access.
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| *Insertion of an epidural catheter into the [[subarachnoid space]] via the intervertebral space above initial lumbar access and CSF irrigation with lactated Ringer’s solution. Fresh frozen plasma should be requested and, when available, 25 mL should be added to every 1 liter of lactated Ringer’s solution.
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| *Insertion of an intraventricular drain or catheter by a neurosurgeon and continuation of [[CSF]] irrigation with fluid removal through the lumbar access connected to a closed drainage system. Lactated Ringer’s solution should be given by continuous infusion at 150 mL/hour, or at a rate of 75 mL/hour when fresh frozen plasma has been added as above.
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| *The rate of infusion should be adjusted to maintain a spinal fluid protein level of 150 mg/dL.
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| *The following measures have also been used in addition but may not be essential:
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| :*[[Glutamic acid]], 10 grams, has been given intravenously over 24 hours, followed by 500 mg three times daily by mouth for 1 month.
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| :*[[Folinic acid]] has been administered intravenously as a 100 mg bolus and then infused at a rate of 25 mg/hour for 24 hours, then bolus doses of 25 mg every 6 hours for 1 week. [[Pyridoxine]] has been given at a dose of 50 mg every 8 hours by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes. Their roles in the reduction of [[neurotoxicity]] are unclear.
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| ====Precautions==== | | ==Special instructions== |
| ======General======
| | The most common side effect of vinblastine is a decrease of blood cells. Your doctor may order tests before, during, and after your treatment to see if your blood cells are affected by the drug. |
| *Toxicity may be enhanced in the presence of [[hepatic insufficiency]].
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| *If [[leukopenia]] with less than 2,000 white blood cells/mm3 occurs following a dose of vinblastine sulfate, the patient should be watched carefully for evidence of infection until the white blood cell count has returned to a safe level.
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| *When [[cachexia]] or ulcerated areas of the skin surface are present, there may be a more profound [[leukopenic]] response to the drug; therefore, its use should be avoided in older persons suffering from either of these conditions.
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| *In patients with malignant-cell infiltration of the bone marrow, the leukocyte and [[platelet count]]s have sometimes fallen precipitously after moderate doses of vinblastine sulfate. Further use of the drug in such patients is inadvisable.
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| *Acute shortness of breath and severe [[bronchospasm]] have been reported following the administration of [[vinca alkaloids]]. These reactions have been encountered most frequently when the [[vinca alkaloid]] was used in combination with [[mitomycin-C]] and may require aggressive treatment, particularly when there is pre-existing pulmonary dysfunction. The onset may be within minutes or several hours after the [[vinca]] is injected and may occur up to two weeks following a dose of [[mitomycin]]. Progressive [[dyspnea]] requiring chronic therapy may occur. Vinblastine should not be readministered.
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| *Care should be recommended in patients with ischemic cardiac disease.
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| *The use of small amounts of vinblastine sulfate daily for long periods is not advised, even though the resulting total weekly dosage may be similar to that recommended. Little or no added therapeutic effect has been demonstrated when such regimens have been used. Strict adherence to the recommended dosage schedule is very important. When amounts equal to several times the recommended weekly dosage were given in seven daily installments for long periods, [[convulsions]], severe and permanent central nervous system damage, and even death occurred.
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| *Care must be taken to avoid contamination of the eye with concentrations of vinblastine sulfate used clinically. If accidental contamination occurs, severe irritation (or, if the drug was delivered under pressure, even [[corneal ulceration]]) may result. The eye should be washed with water immediately and thoroughly.
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| |clinicalTrials=*Prior to the use of the drug, patients should be advised of the possibility of untoward symptoms.
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| *In general, the incidence of adverse reactions attending the use of vinblastine sulfate appears to be related to the size of the dose employed. With the exception of [[epilation]], [[leukopenia]] and neurologic side effects, adverse reactions generally have not persisted for longer than 24 hours. Neurologic side effects are not common; but when they do occur, they often last for more than 24 hours. [[Leukopenia]], the most common adverse reaction, is usually the dose-limiting factor.
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| *The following are manifestations that have been reported as adverse reactions, in decreasing order of frequency. The most common adverse reactions are underlined:
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| =====Hematologic=====
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| *[[Leukopenia]] ([[granulocytopenia]]), [[anemia]], [[thrombocytopenia]] ([[myelosuppression]]).
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| =====Dermatologic=====
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| *[[Alopecia]] is common. A single case of light sensitivity associated with this product has been reported.
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| =====Gastrointestinal=====
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| *Constipation, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, [[ileus]], [[vesiculation of the mouth]], [[pharyngitis]], [[diarrhea]], [[hemorrhagic enterocolitis]], bleeding from an old [[peptic ulcer]] and [[rectal bleeding]].
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| =====Neurologic=====
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| *[[Numbness of digits]] ([[paresthesias]]), loss of deep tendon reflexes, [[peripheral neuritis]], [[mental depression]], [[headache]], [[convulsions]].
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| *Treatment with vinca alkaloids has resulted rarely in both vestibular and [[auditory damage]] to the [[eighth cranial nerve]]. *Manifestations include partial or total [[deafness]] which may be temporary or permanent, and difficulties with balance including [[dizziness]], [[nystagmus]] and [[vertigo]]. Particular caution is warranted when vinblastine sulfate is used in combination with other agents known to be ototoxic such as the platinum-containing [[oncolytics]].
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| =====Cardiovascular=====
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| *Hypertension—Cardiac effects such as [[myocardial infarction]], [[angina pectoris]] and transient abnormalities of ECG related to [[coronary ischemia]] have been reported very rarely. Cases of unexpected [[myocardial infarction]] and cerebrovascular accidents have occurred in patients undergoing combination chemotherapy with vinblastine, bleomycin and cisplatin. Raynaud’s phenomenon has also been reported with this combination.
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| *[[Malaise]], [[bone pain]], [[weakness]], pain in tumor-containing tissue, [[dizziness]], [[jaw pain]], [[skin vesiculation]], [[hypertension]], [[Raynaud’s phenomenon]] when patients are being treated with vinblastine sulfate in combination with [[bleomycin]] and cis-platinum for [[testicular cancer]]. The [[syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone]] has occurred with higher than recommended doses.
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| *[[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]] usually may be controlled with ease by antiemetic agents. When [[epilation]] develops, it frequently is not total; and, in some cases, hair regrows while maintenance therapy continues.
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| *[[Extravasation]] during intravenous injection may lead to [[cellulitis]] and [[phlebitis]]. If the amount of [[extravasation]] is great, sloughing may occur.
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| |drugInteractions=* The simultaneous oral or intravenous administration of [[phenytoin]] and antineoplastic chemotherapy combinations that included vinblastine sulfate has been reported to have reduced blood levels of the [[anticonvulsant]] and to have increased [[seizure]] activity. Dosage adjustment should be based on serial blood level monitoring. The contribution of vinblastine sulfate to this interaction is not certain. The interaction may result from either reduced absorption of [[phenytoin]] or an increase in the rate of its metabolism and elimination.
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| *Caution should be exercised in patients concurrently taking drugs known to inhibit drug metabolism by hepatic [[cytochrome P450]] isoenzymes in the CYP 3A subfamily, or in patients with hepatic dysfunction. Concurrent administration of vinblastine sulfate with an inhibitor of this metabolic pathway may cause an earlier onset and/or an increased severity of side effects. Enhanced toxicity has been reported in patients receiving concomitant [[erythromycin]]
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| |useInPregnancyFDA=* Caution is necessary with the administration of all oncolytic drugs during pregnancy. Information on the use of vinblastine sulfate during human pregnancy is very limited. Animal studies with vinblastine sulfate suggest that teratogenic effects may occur. Vinblastine sulfate can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Laboratory animals given this drug early in pregnancy suffer [[resorption of the conceptus]]; surviving fetuses demonstrate gross deformities. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. If this drug is used during pregnancy, or if the patient becomes pregnant while receiving this drug, she should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus. Women of childbearing potential should be advised to avoid becoming pregnant.
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| *[[Aspermia]] has been reported in man. Animal studies show metaphase arrest and degenerative changes in germ cells.
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| *[[Leukopenia]] ([[granulocytopenia]]) may reach dangerously low levels following administration of the higher recommended doses. It is therefore important to follow the dosage technique. [[Stomatitis]] and [[neurologic toxicity]], although not common or permanent, can be disabling.
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| |useInPed=There is no FDA guidance on the use of vinblastine with respect to pediatric patients.
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| |useInGeri=There is no FDA guidance on the use of vinblastine with respect to geriatric patients.
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| |useInGender=There is no FDA guidance on the use of vinblastine with respect to specific gender populations.
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| |useInRace=There is no FDA guidance on the use of vinblastine with respect to specific racial populations.
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| |useInRenalImpair=*A reduction of 50% in the dose of vinblastine sulfate is recommended for patients having a direct serum bilirubin value above 3 mg/100 mL. Since metabolism and excretion are primarily hepatic, no modification is recommended for patients with [[impaired renal function]].
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| *The duration of maintenance therapy varies according to the disease being treated and the combination of antineoplastic agents being used. There are differences of opinion regarding the duration of maintenance therapy with the same protocol for a particular disease; for example, various durations have been used with the [[MOPP program]] in treating [[Hodgkin’s disease]]. Prolonged chemotherapy for maintaining remissions involves several risks, among which are life-threatening infectious diseases, sterility and possibly the appearance of other cancers through suppression of immune surveillance.
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| *In some disorders, survival following complete remission may not be as prolonged as that achieved with shorter periods of maintenance therapy. On the other hand, failure to provide maintenance therapy in some patients may lead to unnecessary relapse; complete remissions in patients with [[testicular cancer]], unless maintained for at least two years, often result in early relapse.
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| *The dose of vinblastine sulfate (calculated to provide the desired amount) may be injected either into the tubing of a running intravenous infusion or directly into a vein. The latter procedure is readily adaptable to outpatient therapy. In either case, the injection may be completed in about one minute. If care is taken to ensure that the needle is securely within the vein and that no solution containing vinblastine sulfate is spilled extra-vascularly, [[cellulitis]] and/or [[phlebitis]] will not occur. To minimize further the possibility of extra vascular spillage, it is suggested that the syringe and needle be rinsed with venous blood before withdrawal of the needle. The dose should not be diluted in large volumes of diluent (i.e., 100 to 250 mL) or given intravenously for prolonged periods (ranging from 30 to 60 minutes or more), since this frequently results in irritation of the vein and increases the chance of extravasation.
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| *Because of the enhanced possibility of thrombosis, it is considered inadvisable to inject a solution of vinblastine sulfate into an extremity in which the circulation is impaired or potentially impaired by such conditions as compressing or invading neoplasm, [[phlebitis]] or [[varicosity]].
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| *Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit.
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| *Procedures for proper handling and disposal of anti-cancer drugs should be considered. There is no general agreement that all of the procedures recommended in the guidelines are necessary or appropriate
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| |useInHepaticImpair=There is no FDA guidance on the use of vinblastine in patients with hepatic impairment.
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| |useInReproPotential=There is no FDA guidance on the use of vinblastine in women of reproductive potentials and males.
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| |useInImmunocomp=There is no FDA guidance one the use of vinblastine in patients who are [[immunocompromised]].
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| *Side effects following the use of vinblastine sulfate are dose related. Therefore, following administration of more than the recommended dose, patients can be expected to experience these effects in an exaggerated fashion.There is no specific antidote. In addition, [[neurotoxicity]] similar to that with vincristine sulfate may be observed. Since the major route of excretion may be through the biliary system, toxicity from this drug may be increased when there is hepatic insufficiency.
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| *To obtain up-to-date information about the treatment of overdose, a good resource is your certified Regional Poison Control Center. . *In managing overdosage, consider the possibility of multiple drug overdoses, interaction among drugs and unusual drug kinetics in your patient. Overdoses of vinblastine sulfate have been reported rarely. The following is provided to serve as a guide should such an overdose be encountered.
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| *Supportive care should include the following: (1) prevention of side effects that result from the [[syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone]] (this would include restriction of the volume of daily fluid intake to that of the urine output plus insensible loss and perhaps the administration of a diuretic affecting the function of the loop of Henle and the distal tubule); (2) administration of an [[anticonvulsant]]; (3) prevention of [[ileus]]: (4) monitoring the cardiovascular system; and (5) determining daily blood counts for guidance in transfusion requirements and assessing the risk of infection. The major effect of excessive doses of vinblastine sulfate will be [[myelosuppression]], which may be life-threatening. There is no information regarding the effectiveness of dialysis nor of [[cholestyramine]] for the treatment of overdosage.
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| *Vinblastine sulfate in the dry state is irregularly and unpredictably absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract following oral administration. Absorption of the solution has not been studied. If vinblastine is swallowed, activated charcoal in a water slurry may be given by mouth along with a cathartic. The use of [[cholestyramine]] in this situation has not been reported.
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| *Symptoms of overdose will appear when greater-than-recommended doses are given. Any dose of vinblastine sulfate that results in elimination of [[platelets]] and [[neutrophils]] from blood and marrow and their precursors from marrow should be considered life-threatening. The exact dose that will do this in all patients is unknown. Overdoses occurring during prolonged consecutive-day infusions may be more toxic than the same total dose given by rapid intravenous injection. The intravenous median lethal dose in mice is 10 mg/kg body weight; in rats, it is 2.9 mg/kg. The oral median lethal dose in rats is 7 mg/kg.
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| *Protect the patient’s airway and support ventilation and perfusion. *Meticulously monitor and maintain, within acceptable limits, the patient’s vital signs, [[blood gases]], [[serum electrolytes]], etc. *Absorption of drugs from the gastrointestinal tract may be decreased by giving activated charcoal, which, in many cases, is more effective than [[emesis]] or [[lavage]]; consider charcoal instead of or in addition to gastric emptying if the drug has been swallowed. *Repeated doses of [[charcoal]] over time may hasten elimination of some drugs that have been absorbed. Safeguard the patient’s airway when employing gastric emptying or charcoal.
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| | IUPAC_name = dimethyl (2β,3β,4β,5α,12β,19α)-15-[(5''S'',9''S'')-5-ethyl-5-hydroxy-9-(methoxycarbonyl)-1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-octahydro-2''H''-3,7-methanoazacycloundecino[5,4-b]indol- 9-yl]-3-hydroxy-16-methoxy-1-methyl-6,7-didehydroaspidospermidine-3,4-dicarboxylate
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| | bioavailability = n/a
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| | metabolism = [[Liver|Hepatic]] ([[CYP3A4]]-mediated)
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| | elimination_half-life = 24.8 hours (terminal)
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| | excretion = Biliary and [[Kidney|renal]]
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| | CAS_number = 865-21-4
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| | C=46 | H=58 | N=4 | O=9
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| | molecular_weight = 810.975 g/mol
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| | smiles = O=C(OC)[C@]4(c2c(c1ccccc1n2)CCN3C[C@](O)(CC)C[C@@H](C3)C4)c5c(OC)cc6c(c5)[C@@]89[C@@H](N6C)[C@@](O)(C(=O)OC)[C@H](OC(=O)C)[C@@]7(/C=C\CN([C@@H]78)CC9)CC
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| | StdInChI = 1S/C46H58N4O9/c1-8-42(54)23-28-24-45(40(52)57-6,36-30(15-19-49(25-28)26-42)29-13-10-11-14-33(29)47-36)32-21-31-34(22-35(32)56-5)48(4)38-44(31)17-20-50-18-12-16-43(9-2,37(44)50)39(59-27(3)51)46(38,55)41(53)58-7/h10-14,16,21-22,28,37-39,47,54-55H,8-9,15,17-20,23-26H2,1-7H3/t28-,37+,38-,39-,42+,43-,44-,45+,46+/m1/s1
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| | synonyms = vincaleukoblastine
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| |mechAction=* Experimental data indicate that the action of vinblastine sulfate is different from that of other recognized [[antineoplastic agents]]. Tissue-culture studies suggest an interference with metabolic pathways of amino acids leading from glutamic acid to the citric acid cycle and to urea. In vivo experiments tend to confirm the in vitro results. A number of studies in vitro and in vivo have demonstrated that vinblastine sulfate produces a stathmokinetic effect and various atypical mitotic figures. The therapeutic responses, however, are not fully explained by the cytologic changes, since these changes are sometimes observed clinically and experimentally in the absence of any oncolytic effects.
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| *Reversal of the antitumor effect of vinblastine sulfate by glutamic acid or tryptophan has been observed. In addition, glutamic acid and aspartic acid have protected mice from lethal doses of vinblastine sulfate. Aspartic acid was relatively ineffective in reversing the antitumor effect.
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| *Other studies indicate that vinblastine sulfate has an effect on cell-energy production required for mitosis and interferes with nucleic acid synthesis. The mechanism of action of vinblastine has been related to the inhibition of microtubule formation in the mitotic spindle, resulting in an arrest of dividing cells at the metaphase stage.
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| |structure=* Vinblastine sulfate is the salt of an alkaloid extracted from Vinca rosea Linn., a common flowering herb known as the periwinkle (more properly known as Catharanthus roseus G. Don). Previously, the generic name was vincaleukoblastine, abbreviated VLB. It is a stathmokinetic oncolytic agent. When treated in vitro with this preparation, growing cells are arrested in [[metaphase]].
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| *Chemical and physical evidence indicate that vinblastine sulfate is a dimeric alkaloid containing both indole and dihydroindole moieties. *The accompanying structural formula has been proposed.
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| *Each mL contains: Vinblastine sulfate 1 mg; sodium chloride 9 mg; benzyl alcohol 0.9% (v/v) as a preservative; Water for Injection q.s. (pH 3.5 to 5.0).
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| |PD=There is limited information regarding <i>Pharmacodynamics</i> of vinblastine in the drug label.
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| |PK=*Pharmacokinetic studies in patients with cancer have shown a triphasic serum decay pattern following rapid intravenous injection. The initial, middle and terminal half-lives are 3.7 minutes, 1.6 hours and 24.8 hours, respectively. The volume of the central compartment is 70% of body weight, probably reflecting very rapid tissue binding to formed elements of the blood. Extensive reversible tissue binding occurs. Low body stores are present at 48 and 72 hours after injection. Since the major route of excretion may be through the biliary system, toxicity from this drug may be in creased when there is hepatic excretory insufficiency. The metabolism of vinca alkaloids has been shown to be mediated by hepatic [[cytochrome P450]] isoenzymes in the CYP 3A subfamily. This metabolic pathway may be impaired in patients with hepatic dysfunction or who are taking concomitant potent inhibitors of these isoenzymes such as [[erythromycin]]. Enhanced toxicity has been reported in patients receiving concomitant [[erythromycin]] . Following injection of tritiated vinblastine in the human cancer patient, 10% of the radioactivity was found in the feces and 14% in the urine; the remaining activity was not accounted for. Similar studies in dogs demonstrated that, over nine days, 30 to 36% of radioactivity was found in the bile and 12 to 17% in the urine. A similar study in the rat demonstrated that the highest concentrations of radioactivity were found in the lung, liver, spleen and kidney two hours after injection.
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| :*Clinically, [[leukopenia]] is an expected effect of vinblastine sulfate, and the level of the leukocyte count is an important guide to therapy with this drug. In general, the larger the dose employed, the more profound and longer lasting the [[leukopenia]] will be. The fact that the white blood cell count returns to normal levels after drug-induced [[leukopenia]] is an indication that the white cell-producing mechanism is not permanently depressed. Usually, the white count has completely returned to normal after the virtual disappearance of white cells from the peripheral blood.
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| :*Following therapy with vinblastine sulfate, the nadir in white blood cell count may be expected to occur five to ten days after the last day of drug administration. Recovery of the white blood count is fairly rapid thereafter and is usually complete within another 7 to 14 days. With the smaller doses employed for maintenance therapy, [[leukopenia]] may not be a problem.
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| :*Although the thrombocyte count ordinarily is not significantly lowered by therapy with vinblastine sulfate, patients whose bone marrow has been recently impaired by prior therapy with radiation or with other oncolytic drugs may show [[thrombocytopenia]] (less than 200,000 platelets/mm3). When other chemotherapy or radiation has not been employed previously, thrombocyte reduction below the level of 200,000/mm3 is rarely encountered, even when vinblastine sulfate may be causing significant [[leukopenia]]. Rapid recovery from [[thrombocytopenia]] within a few days is the rule.
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| :*The effect of vinblastine sulfate upon the red cell count and hemoglobin is usually insignificant when other therapy does not complicate the picture. It should be remembered, however, that patients with malignant disease may exhibit anemia even in the absence of any therapy.
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| |nonClinToxic=*Mutagenicity—Tests in [[Salmonella typhimurium]] and with the dominant lethal assay in mice failed to demonstrate [[mutagenicity]]. Sperm abnormalities have been noted in mice. Vinblastine sulfate has produced an increase in micronuclei formation in bone marrow cells of mice; however, since vinblastine sulfate inhibits mitotic spindle formation, it cannot be concluded that this is evidence of mutagenicity. Additional studies in mice demonstrated no reduction in fertility of males. Chromosomal translocations did occur in male mice. First-generation male offspring of these mice were not heterozygous translocation carriers.
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| *In vitro tests using hamster lung cells in culture have produced chromosomal changes, including chromatid breaks and exchanges, whereas tests using another type of hamster cell failed to demonstrate mutation. Breaks and aberrations were not observed on chromosome analysis of marrow cells from patients being treated with this drug.
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| *It is not clear from the literature how this drug affects synthesis of DNA and RNA. Some believe that there is no interference. Others believe that vinblastine interferes with nucleic acid metabolism but may not do so by direct effect but possibly as the result of biochemical disturbance in some other part of the molecular organization of the cell. No inhibition of RNA synthesis occurred in rat [[hepatoma]] cells exposed in culture to noncytotoxic levels of vinblastine. Conflicting results have been noted by others regarding interference with DNA synthesis.
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| *Carcinogenesis—There is no currently available evidence to indicate that vinblastine sulfate itself has been carcinogenic in humans since the inception of its clinical use in the late 1950’s. Patients treated for [[Hodgkin’s disease]] have developed leukemia following radiation therapy and administration of vinblastine sulfate in combination with other chemotherapy including agents known to intercalate with DNA. It is not known to what extent vinblastine sulfate may have contributed to the appearance of leukemia. *Available data in rats and mice have failed to demonstrate clearly evidence of carcinogenesis when the animals were treated with the maximum tolerated dose and with one-half that dose for six months. *This testing system demonstrated that other agents were clearly carcinogenic, whereas vinblastine sulfate was in the group of drugs causing slightly increased or the same tumor incidence as controls in one study and 1.5 to two-fold increase in tumor incidence over controls in another study.
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| |fdaPatientInfo=*The patient should be warned to report immediately the appearance of [[sore throat]], [[fever]], [[chills]] or [[sore mouth]]. Advice should be given to avoid [[constipation]], and the patient should be made aware that [[alopecia]] may occur and that jaw pain and pain in the organs containing tumor tissue may occur. The latter is thought possibly to result from swelling of tumor tissue during its response to treatment. Scalp hair will regrow to its pretreatment extent even with continued treatment with vinblastine sulfate. [[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]], although not common, may occur. Any other serious medical event should be reported to the physician.
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