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.
MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Sugar Land, Sugar Land, Texas, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of Yaroslavl Region "Regional Clinical Oncological Hospital", Yaroslavl, Russian Federation
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Regional Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Kursk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary", Kislino, Kursk, Russian Federation
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, United States
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Bay Region, Bay City, Michigan, United States
Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Central Michigan, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Lapeer Region, Lapeer, Michigan, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program (MCCP), Scarborough, Maine, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States
Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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