Cisplatin Definition

sĭs-plātn
noun
A white, powdery drug, PtCl2H6N2, containing platinum, used to stop the growth of cancerous tumors, esp. in the ovary, testis, or bladder.
Webster's New World

(oncology, pharmacology) A simple organic compound of platinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), that is used as a chemotherapy agent against several types of cancer.

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Origin of Cisplatin

  • Short for cisplatinum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cisplatin Sentence Examples

  • The SmPC describes in some detail the hearing impairment in patients receiving cisplatin and notes that it is worse in children.

  • Studies were excluded if they used cisplatin and carboplatin in the same arm or used drugs not considered established cytotoxics.

  • Drugs that are often investigated in combination with radiotherapy include cisplatin, capecitabine and 5FU.

  • Combinations containing cisplatin, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin were studied in the 1980s and showed improved median progression-free survival.

  • Treatment In the 1970s, a breakthrough drug called cisplatin was developed that dramatically improved the outlook for men with advanced testicular cancer.

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CCICIS

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NINTIN

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