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 cell death. Etoposide acts primarily in the G2 and S phases of the cell cycle.
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.
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States
Baylor College of Medicine - Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester, Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Commack, New York, United States
Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
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