Oncovin

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Oncovin
TermOncovin
Short definitionOncotype DX Breast Cancer Test - (pronounced) (ON-koh-tipe … brest KAN-ser A-say) laboratory test used to predict whether breast cancer will spread to other parts of the body or come back. The test looks at the activity of 21 different genes in the breast cancer tissue of women with invasive, early-stage breast cancer that is estrogen receptor-positive and has not spread to the lymph nodes or has spread to 3 or fewer lymph nodes. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Oncovin - (pronounced) (ON-koh-vin) A drug that contains the active ingredient vincristine sulfate, which is used to treat many types of cancer. The Oncovin brand has been withdrawn from the market and is no longer available

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