Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl2H6N2Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer.
Wiktionary
- n. A simple organic compound of platinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), that is used as a chemotherapy agent against several types of cancer.
Etymologies
- cis- + platin(um).
Examples
“Another chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, which is essential in the treatment of testicular cancer, is also in short supply.”
“Einhorn suggested a last-ditch effort: a new chemical called cisplatin.”
“In particular, a commonly used cancer drug called cisplatin often causes nausea, vomiting and appetite loss -- and cuts the body's natural ghrelin levels.”
“The India-US research team has worked on a chemotherapeutic drug called cisplatin, the first choice of treatment against a range of malignancies, including cancers of the breast, cervix, lungs and ovaries.”
“The new research, supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC), studied the use of a drug called cisplatin, a platinum-based molecule which directly affects the DNA strands within cells to cause controlled cell death or 'apoptosis'.”
“In mice with melanoma, a cancer typically found in skin, this method slowed the growth of the tumors and increased the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drug they were given, cisplatin, which is used to treat most cancers.”
“Michael Link , the president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, said the drug cisplatin is in short supply and is a mainstay treatment of testicular cancer.”
“Einhorn wanted to combine cisplatin with two other drugs to see if he could increase the response rate.”
“In 1976, the year that the NSABP-04 trial struggled to its midpoint, a novel drug, cisplatin, appeared in the cancer wards.”
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