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nounetoposide (plural etoposides)
plural etoposides
- medicineA derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
Etoposide came from the fruit of the poisonous mayapple.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 2061 more example
BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ].
2012 September 19, Alphy Rose-James, Sreelekha TT, “Molecular Markers with Predictive and Prognostic Relevance in Lung Cancer”, in Lung cancer international, volume 2012, →DOI
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