Secondary Leukemia Associated with the Anti-Cancer Agent, Etoposide, a Topoisomerase II Inhibitor

Etoposide is an anticancer agent, which is successfully and extensively used in treatments for various types of cancers in children and adults. However, due to the increases in survival and overall cure rate of cancer patients, interest has arisen on the potential risk of this agent for therapy-rela...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sachiko Ezoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
MLL
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/7/2444