Clinicians sometimes use the abbreviation `NVB` for vinorelbine, although (like many medical abbreviations) it is not a unique identifier. ==Pharmacology== The antitumor activity is due to inhibition of mitosis through interaction with tubulin. Vinorelbine is the first 5´NOR semi-synthetic vinca alkaloid. It is obtained by semi-synthesis from a..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinorelbine
(vi-nor´el-bēn) a semisynthetic vinca alkaloid derived from vinblastine; administered intravenously as the tartrate salt as an antineoplastic agent in treatment of non–small cell lung cancer. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001