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BACKGROUND
Hyptis suaveolens was an important source of food and medicines in pre-hispanic Mιxico and is actually used popularly to treat respiratory and skin diseases, fever, pain, and cramps, between other ailments. In 2008 the presence of podophyllotoxin (PTOX) was reported in this
A Phase II clinical trial of NK 171 (Etoposide), a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin, was undertaken in 56 patients with advanced malignant lymphoma and 36 patients with acute leukemia. The dosage of NK 171 was 110-130 mg/m2 day p.o. or 80-100 mg/m2 day i.v. for 5 consecutive days. Of the 92 patients,
Among 101 patients with testicular cancer referred to the Department of Oncology ONB, Finsen Institute, four were proven HIV-positive before admission. Three of these patients were treated with cisplatin, 4-epi-podophyllotoxin (VP-16, Etoposide) and bleomycin. One patient with stage I of the
Etoposide is a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin derivative with a broad spectrum of antitumor activity and a relatively high therapeutic index. The synergism in animal with cis-platinum, cyclophosphamide, BCNU, and cytosinarabinoside is interesting for combination regimen. Mechanisms of action are