A semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin that exhibits antitumor activity. Etoposide inhibits DNA synthesis by forming a complex with topoisomerase II and DNA. This complex induces breaks in double stranded DNA and prevents repair by topoisomerase II binding. Accumulated breaks in DNA prevent entry into the mitotic phase of cell division, and lead to ce...
For use in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of refractory testicular tumors and as first line treatment in patients with small cell lung cancer. Also used to treat other malignancies such as lymphoma, non-lymphocytic leukemia, and glioblastoma multiforme.
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Please Contact U.S. Medical Information, Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Please Contact the Communication Center, Darmstadt, Germany
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero_Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
Local Institution - 0335, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Local Institution - 0245, Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Local Institution - 0009, Orange City, Florida, United States
Research Site, Vinh, Vietnam
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