About your treatment Your doctor has ordered the drug vinblastine to help treat your illness.The drug is given by injection into a vein.
This medication is used to treat:
Hodgkin's disease
non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
mycosis fungoides
testicular cancer
Kaposi's sarcoma related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Letterer-Siwe disease
This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Vinblastine is in a cla*s 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.
Are there 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.
Other names
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