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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Etoposide

Health Encyclopedia: Ewings Sarcoma

Alternative Names

Ewing's family of tumors; Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET)


Treatment

Treatment should be done by a cancer specialist (oncologist) and often includes a combination of:

  • Chemotherapy
    • Cyclophosphamide
    • Vincristine
    • Dactinomycin
    • Doxorubicin
    • Ifosfamide
    • Etoposide
  • Radiation therapy to the tumor site
  • Surgical excision (removal) of the primary tumor ...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Fruit Juice May Interfere With Your Medication
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...apple juices reduce absorption of the anticancer drug etoposide; certain beta blockers used to... Read more »

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Adam's Story: The Long Weeks of Cancer are Over!
By Adam Frey , Health Expert

...better yet completely done with my long weeks on the Etoposide and Cystplatinin. I am sure glad... Read more »

Health Guide

Rhabdomyosarcoma
...Actinomycin-D Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) Melphalan Ifosfamide Etoposide Topotecan Support Groups The stress of illness can often... Read more »
Malignant teratoma
...teratomas have often spread by the time of diagnosis, anticancer chemotherapy is usually needed. Cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin are commonly used as a combination of chemotherapy. After... Read more »
Histiocytosis
...their estimated prognosis, including: Methotrexate Vinblastine Cyclophosphamide Etoposide Radiation therapy or limited surgery may also be used to treat bone... Read more »
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML): adult
... Radiation Dangerous chemicals such as benzene Certain chemotherapy drugs, including etoposide and drugs known as alkylating agents Gene defects may also play a role in the... Read more »
Testicular cancer
...limited to the treatment of seminomas. Chemotherapy -- using drugs such as cisplatin, bleomycin, and etoposide to kill cancer cells -- has greatly enhanced the survival rate of both seminomas... Read more »

Medications

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...control pills carvedilol caspofungin digoxin etoposide ezetimibe other... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Washing down your medicine with fruit juice may be a bad idea. You may have heard that grapefruit juice can increase the... Read summary »