| Disease | USUAL DOSE IS 80-120 MG/SQ METER ON 3-5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND REPITITION AFTER 21 DAYS.
SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE DOSE-LIMITING BONE MARROW TOXICITY,NAUSEA,VOMITING,FEVER,HYPOTENSION,PHLEBITIS,MUCOSITIS,NEUROPATHY,CARDIOTOXICITY AND ALOPECIA.
ETOPOSIDE IS ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE SINGLE AGENTS IN SMALL CELL BRONCHUS CARCINOMA WITH A REMISSION RATE OF 37% AND IS VERY ACTIVE IN TESTICULAR CARCINOMA(37%),AMML(35%),CHORIOCARCINOMA(35%) AND NEUROBLASTOMA(29%).
THE MECHANISM OF ACTION AND A REVIEW OF ACTIVITY AGAINST ANIMAL TUMORS ARE INCLUDED. |