Etoposide phosphate
| Etoposide phosphate | |
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| Term | Etoposide phosphate |
| Short definition | etoposide phosphate (ee-toh-POH page FOS-fayt) A medicine used with other medicines to treat small cell lung cancer and certain types of testicular cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
etoposide phosphate - (pronounced) (ee-toh-POH page FOS-fayt) A medicine used with other medicines to treat small cell lung cancer and certain types of testicular cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Etoposide phosphate blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair, and it can kill cancer cells. It is a kind of podophyllotoxin derivative and a kind of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called Etopophos
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