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.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Children's Hospital of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Centre Jean Perrin, Clermont-Ferrand, France
CHR de Besancon - Hopital Saint-Jacques, Besancon, France
CHU Hopital A. Morvan, Brest, France
Ospedale S. Donato, Arezzo, Italy
S.G. Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy
Ospedale Binaghi, Cagliari, Italy
Edinburgh Cancer Centre at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Heartland Cancer Research NCORP, Decatur, Illinois, United States
Illinois CancerCare-Princeton, Princeton, Illinois, United States
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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