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Epirubicin, sold under the brand name Ellence among others, is a medication used to treat breast cancer, stomach cancer, small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, lymphoma, bladder cancer, and leukemia. It is given by injection into a vein or instilled in the bladder.

Common side effects include hair loss, nausea, bone marrow suppression, inflammation of the mouth, hot flushes, diarrhea, infection, rash, and fever. Other side effects may include heart damage, infertility, further cancers, and tumor lysis syndrome. Use in pregnancy may harm the baby. It is an anthracycline which is believed to work by intercalating DNA strands resulting in blocking DNA synthesis.

Epirubicin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1999. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 50 mg cost the NHS about £87 as of 2021. This amount in the United States costs about 60 USD.