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.
Drexel University College of Medicine - Center City Hahnemann Campus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Children's Hospital Central California, Madera, California, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, United States
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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