"Etoposide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.638.960.675.250 D04.615.638.960.675.250 D09.408.348.275
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| Concept/Terms |
Etoposide- Etoposide
- Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside
- Eposide
Toposar- Toposar
- Etoposide Teva
- Teva, Etoposide
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The cancer chemotherapy drug etoposide (VP-16) induces proinflammatory cytokine production and sickness behavior-like symptoms in a mouse model of cancer chemotherapy-related symptoms. Biol Res Nurs. 2006 Oct; 8(2):157-69.
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New combination of the old drugs for elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer: a phase II study of the PAVE regimen. J Clin Oncol. 1998 May; 16(5):1940-7.
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Intensive weekly chemotherapy for the treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1991 Sep; 9(9):1632-8.