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Is there a substitution for etoposide you would recommend for testicular cancer patients who need multiple cycles of BEP?

Given the national shortage of etoposide starting in February 2018?
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Medical Oncology · Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
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If it is good risk disease can use our old regimen of cisplatin + vinblastine + bleomycin (PVB) as it was equivalent to BEP therapeutically in the good risk patient population. For intermediate or advanced disease, VeIP or TIP.

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Medical Oncology · St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
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You can consider the VeIP regimen as it uses vinblastine, ifosfamide, Mesna, and Cisplatin.

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