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.
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute, Decatur, Illinois, United States
Illinois Cancer Care, Peoria, Illinois, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of California at Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Corewell Health Children's, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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