A male patient was undergoing routine health checkup and investigations when a lump was incidentally diagnosed on clinical examination. Clinician advised USG following which USG guided biopsy was done. HPE examination revealed the following diagnosis. Patient was staed on chemotherapy including a drug obtained from the given plant. What is the site of action of the drug mentioned above?
Vinblastine is an alkaloid derived from the periwinkle plant Vinca rosea. It has clinical activity in the treatment of Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, breast cancer, and germ cell cancer. It inhibits mitosis that is M phase of cell cycle.
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