Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl2H6N2Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer.
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- noun oncology, pharmacology A simple
organic compound ofplatinum , cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), that is used as achemotherapy agent against several types ofcancer .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Another chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, which is essential in the treatment of testicular cancer, is also in short supply.
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Einhorn suggested a last-ditch effort: a new chemical called cisplatin.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Einhorn suggested a last-ditch effort: a new chemical called cisplatin.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Einhorn suggested a last-ditch effort: a new chemical called cisplatin.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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In particular, a commonly used cancer drug called cisplatin often causes nausea, vomiting and appetite loss -- and cuts the body's natural ghrelin levels.
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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.
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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'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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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.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Platinum-based compounds, such as cisplatin and oxaliplatin, are the cornerstone in the treatment of testicular, ovarian, colorectal, lung and other cancers but their effectiveness is limited by the relatively low therapeutic ratio, the ratio of the maximally tolerated dose of the drug to the effective dose, and the frequent occurrence of drug resistance leading to cancer recurrence.
unknown title 2009
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Platinum-based compounds, such as cisplatin and oxaliplatin, are the cornerstone in the treatment of testicular, ovarian, colorectal, lung and other cancers but their effectiveness is limited by the relatively low therapeutic ratio, the ratio of the maximally tolerated dose of the drug to the effective dose, and the frequent occurrence of drug resistance leading to cancer recurrence.
unknown title 2009
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