Cisplatin

Word CISPLATIN
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Pronunciations /sɪsˈplatɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Cisplatin"

What do we mean by cisplatin?

A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl2H6N2Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer. noun

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

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

(count) A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which class cisplatin is the archetypal member.

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The word "cisplatin" in example sentences

Another chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, which is essential in the treatment of testicular cancer, is also in short supply. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Einhorn suggested a last-ditch effort: a new chemical called cisplatin. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

In particular, a commonly used cancer drug called cisplatin often causes nausea, vomiting and appetite loss -- and cuts the body's natural ghrelin levels. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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'. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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.

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. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)

But chemists had never found an application for cisplatin: the beautiful, satisfyingly symmetric chemical structure had no obvious human use. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

To produce a cancer remission, one did not need a toxic, indiscriminate cellular poison such as cisplatin or nitrogen mustard. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

One NCI-sponsored trial tried to outdo Einhorn by doubling the dose of cisplatin in testicular cancer. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

The pharmacological culprit lurking unmentioned behind that scene is cisplatin. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

Other researchers had seen some responses in patients with testicular cancer treated with single-agent cisplatin, although not durable ones. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

Einhorn wanted to combine cisplatin with two other drugs to see if he could increase the response rate. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

In 1976, the year that the NSABP-04 trial struggled to its midpoint, a novel drug, cisplatin, appeared in the cancer wards. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

On October 7, 1974, Cleland took the gamble: he enrolled as “patient zero” for BVP, the acronym for a new regimen containing bleomycin, vinblastine, and cisplatin abbreviated P for “platinum”. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

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