Teniposide (ten i poe' side; VM 26; Vumon - Bristol), an anticancer drug that has been under investigation in the USA for 20 years, has now been approved for use in combination induction treatment of refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children. A semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin, teniposide is chemically related to etoposide (VePesid - Medical Letter, 26:48, 1984)....
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Title: Teniposide for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 883
Article Code: 883b
Date: November 13, 1992
Volume: 34
Pages: 105-106