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.
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Brussels - UNIV Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Edegem - UNIV UZ Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
Kortrijk - HOSP AZ Groeninge Kennedylaan, Kortrijk, Belgium
INS Bergonie, Bordeaux, France
OCEBER, Athens, Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Shandong Province Cancer Hospital, Jinan, China
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, Tianjin, China
Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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