cisplatin

noun

cis·​plat·​in (ˌ)sis-ˈpla-tᵊn 

: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug Cl₂H₆N₂Pt used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer

Examples of cisplatin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The National Cancer Institute said cisplatin and similar drugs are prescribed for 10% to 20% of all cancer patients. —Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

In 2023, more than a dozen cancer drugs were in shortage, including cisplatin and carboplatin, used to treat lung, breast, prostate and gynecologic cancers. —Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia teamed up to examine the quality of samples of generic cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug imported from manufacturers in India by a local hospital in the Ethiopian capital. —David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024

The control group received only chemoradiotherapy, a standard process that included treatment with radiation and the drug cisplatin. —Sam Tupper, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

cis- + platinum

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cisplatin

• chromatin
• batten
• craton
• fatten
• flatten
• gratin
• gratton
• latin
• lattin
• matin
• paten
• patten

Medical Definition

cisplatin

noun

cis·​plat·​in ˈsis-ˌplat-ᵊn 

: 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