Definition of cisplatin
: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug Cl2H6N2Pt used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer
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The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin.
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The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin.
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Doctors at Mayo wrote to the Knutsons’ prescription benefits manager, CVS Caremark, to explain that Mr. Knutson’s kidney disease made him a bad candidate for the usual treatment, with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
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By delivering tiny doses of cisplatin and docetaxel right to cancerous cells, the mini messengers will significantly reduce the pain and side effects of today's treatments.
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She was given a cocktail of cisplatin, a drug containing platinum that was approved in 1978, and Alimta (pemetrexed).
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The example of cisplatin and the relative lack of exploration of heavy metal drugs for therapies spurred the search for a botulinum antidote, Janda said.
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Aging and noise are the leading causes; among the others are the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, the aminoglycoside family of antibiotics, and various autoimmune diseases, including the one that deafened (but didn’t silence) Rush Limbaugh.
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The 2011 winner, American Shree Bose, discovered a way to prevent cancer cells from becoming resistant to the chemotherapy drug, cisplatin.
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medical Definition of cisplatin
: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug Cl2H6N2Pt that functions as an alkylating agent, produces crosslinks in DNA between and within strands, and is used especially as a palliative therapy in testicular and ovarian tumors and in advanced bladder cancer — see platinol
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