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Record 1 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

etoposide (Vepesid): Approved drug (antineoplastic) for treatment of cancer of the testicles and small cell lung cancer. In studies for treatment of AIDS associated KS. May be useful for treating CNS lymphomas. It can be taken by mouth or injected into a vein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Agent antinéoplasique présenté en ampoules et en capsules.

OBS

L'étoposide est un dérivé par synthèse de la podophyllotoxine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
DEF

Fármaco alcaloide antineoplásico.

OBS

[...] utilizado en el tratamiento de un amplio espectro de neoplasias: carcinoma de pulmón microcítico y no microcítico, tumor germinal del testículo, linfoma Hodgkin y no-Hodgkin y leucemia.

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