Etoposide Other names: Epipodophyllotoxin

Chemical formula: C₂₉H₃₂O₁₃  Molecular mass: 588.557 g/mol  PubChem compound: 36462

Therapeutic indications

Etoposide is indicated for:

Testicular cancer

Population group: men, only adults (18 years old or older)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of first line, recurrent or refractory testicular cancer in adults.

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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Small cell carcinoma of lung

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Hodgkin's lymphoma

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in adult and paediatric patients.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in adult and paediatric patients.

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Acute myeloid leukaemia

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in adult and paediatric patients.

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Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Etoposide is indicated for first line and second line therapy in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of high risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in adults.

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Ovarian cancer

Population group: women, only adults (18 years old or older)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of non-epithelial ovarian cancer in adults.

Etoposide is indicated for the treatment of platinum-resistant/refractory epithelial ovarian cancer in adults.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Hodgkin's lymphoma

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in adult and paediatric patients.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in adult and paediatric patients.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Acute myeloid leukaemia

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Etoposide is indicated in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in adult and paediatric patients.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Etoposide is contraindicated in the following cases:

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