A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Epipodophyllotoxin is extracted from the mandrake root Podophyllum peltatum. It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor.
( EH-pih-POH-doh-FIH-loh-TOK-sin )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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