cisplatin

noun

cis·plat·in | \ (ˌ)sis-ˈpla-tᵊn

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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Recent Examples on the Web Drugs that interact with zinc include certain antibiotics, penicillamine used for Wilson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis and the cancer treatment cisplatin. — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018 See More

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cisplatin

noun

cis·plat·in | \ ˈsis-ˌplat-ᵊn

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