what is vincristine used for
Vincristine is cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their spread in the body. Vincristine is used to treat leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma (soft tissue tumors), neuroblastoma (cancer that forms in nerve tissue), and Wilms' tumor. Vincristine is sometimes used in combination with other cancer medications.
Vincristine (Oncovin Â®) Vincristine is a chemotherapy drug used to treat many cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, breast cancer and head and neck cancer. This information should ideally be read with our general information about chemotherapy and the type of cancer you have.