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Etoposide

Generic Name
Etoposide
Brand Names
Etopophos, Toposar, Vepesid
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C29H32O13
CAS Number
33419-42-0
Unique Ingredient Identifier
6PLQ3CP4P3
Background

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.

Indication

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.

Associated Conditions
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Advanced Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Ewing's Sarcoma, Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, Merkel cell cancer, Multiple Myeloma (MM), Neuroblastoma (NB), Neuroendocrine Tumors, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Osteosarcoma, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Retinoblastoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Wilms' tumor, Locally advanced Thymoma, Metastatic Thymic Cancer, Refractory Sarcoma, Refractory Testicular cancer
Associated Therapies
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SWOG-9416: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: etoposide
Procedure: conventional surgery
Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
First Posted Date
2004-06-30
Last Posted Date
2012-10-08
Lead Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Target Recruit Count
116
Registration Number
NCT00002642
Locations
🇺🇸

Vanderbilt Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Intermediate-Grade or Immunoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2004-06-30
Last Posted Date
2018-11-14
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
61
Registration Number
NCT00002565
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

🇧🇷

Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Sao Paulo, Brazil

🇨🇱

Clinica Alemana, Santiago, Chile

Colony-Stimulating Factors to Relieve Neutropenia in Patients With Recurrent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Neutropenia
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: filgrastim
Biological: pegfilgrastim
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: etoposide
Drug: methylprednisolone
First Posted Date
2004-06-25
Last Posted Date
2023-12-27
Lead Sponsor
University of Nebraska
Target Recruit Count
60
Registration Number
NCT00004192
Locations
🇺🇸

Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Hodgkin's Disease

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2004-06-25
Last Posted Date
2013-06-04
Lead Sponsor
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Target Recruit Count
147
Registration Number
NCT00005613
Locations
🇺🇸

Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Myers, Florida, United States

🇺🇸

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Leukemia
Interventions
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: dexamethasone
Drug: etoposide
Drug: idarubicin
Drug: ifosfamide
Drug: leucovorin calcium
Drug: mesna
Drug: pegaspargase
Drug: therapeutic hydrocortisone
Drug: thioguanine
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Radiation: low-LET electron therapy
Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
Radiation: low-LET photon therapy
Drug: Methotrexate
First Posted Date
2004-06-23
Last Posted Date
2013-08-22
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
120
Registration Number
NCT00002816
Locations
🇺🇸

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

🇺🇸

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States

🇺🇸

Kaplan Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States

and more 30 locations

SWOG-9239 Reduction of Immunosuppression Plus Interferon Alfa and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Tumors That Develop After Organ Transplant

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Interventions
Biological: bleomycin sulfate
Biological: recombinant interferon alfa
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: etoposide
Drug: methotrexate
Drug: prednisone
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Procedure: conventional surgery
Radiation: radiation therapy
First Posted Date
2004-06-22
Last Posted Date
2013-01-24
Lead Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Target Recruit Count
20
Registration Number
NCT00002657
Locations
🇺🇸

Providence Hospital - Southfield, Southfield, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸

CCOP - Dayton, Kettering, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

and more 83 locations

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Interventions
Drug: carmustine
Drug: chemotherapy
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: etoposide
Radiation: radiation therapy
First Posted Date
2004-06-17
Last Posted Date
2016-12-07
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Target Recruit Count
93
Registration Number
NCT00003996
Locations
🇺🇸

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

🇺🇸

CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, United States

🇺🇸

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program, Toledo, Ohio, United States

and more 16 locations

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
First Posted Date
2004-06-16
Last Posted Date
2021-02-21
Lead Sponsor
UNICANCER
Target Recruit Count
36
Registration Number
NCT00003860
Locations
🇫🇷

Hopitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

🇫🇷

Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

🇫🇷

CHRU de Nancy - Hopitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France

and more 19 locations

Combination Chemotherapy, Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Infants With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Leukemia
First Posted Date
2004-06-16
Last Posted Date
2014-07-24
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Registration Number
NCT00002785
Locations
🇺🇸

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

🇺🇸

Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

and more 30 locations

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Surgery and/or Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Advanced Neuroblastoma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Neuroblastoma
Interventions
Biological: filgrastim
Drug: carboplatin
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: etoposide
Drug: mesna
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Procedure: conventional surgery
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
Radiation: low-LET photon therapy
First Posted Date
2004-06-16
Last Posted Date
2014-07-24
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT00002740
Locations
🇺🇸

Children's Hospital of Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States

🇺🇸

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute, San Francisco, California, United States

and more 4 locations
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