Home›Articles›Why Etoposide Carries the Name VP-16ArticleWhy Etoposide Carries the Name VP-16ArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnEtoposide, Drugs and Medicinal Substances Well-attested SourcesEtoposide (Wikipedia)History sectionQuote, History sectionThe nickname VP-16 likely comes from a compounding of the last name of one of the chemists who performed early work on the drug (von Wartburg) and podophyllotoxin.View the SourceMedicine Atlas Original Articlestier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.