VEPESID®

VEPESID^®, with its active substance etoposide, is a semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin with anti-tumoral activity. It represents a primary element of chemotherapy in certain cancer treatments like testicular tumour, small-cell lung cancer, acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.

Etoposide represents the pharmacologically active form of the prodrug 'etoposide phosphate' and is included in the WHO list of essential medicines.