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.
GuiZhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China
Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
Chongqing University cancer hospital, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
The first affiliated hospital of medical college of zhejiang university, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The first affiliated hospital of medical college of zhejiang university, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute, Great Falls, Montana, United States
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Research Facility, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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