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.
Johns Hopkins University: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Johns Hopkins University: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Tianjin Cancer Hospital ( Site 0329), Tianjin, Tianjin, China
Hangzhou Cancer Hospital-Medical Oncology ( Site 0302), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The Second Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University school of medicine ( Site 0301), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China
Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
National Cancer Center Hospital East ( Site 3002), Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Lakeridge Health ( Site 0102), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
LungenClinic Grosshansdorf-Onkologie ( Site 0903), Grosshansdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre, The Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
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