cisplatin

noun

cis·​plat·​in (ˌ)sis-ˈpla-tᵊn How to pronounce cisplatin (audio)
: 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 control group received only chemoradiotherapy, a standard process that included treatment with radiation and the drug cisplatin. Sam Tupper, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 Examples of these chemotherapy drugs include cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin. Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024 In response, the firm shuttered the facility, creating a national shortage of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin. William Gavin, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2024 But in that previous survey, 72% of centers reported a shortage of the chemotherapy medication carboplatin, and 59% reported a shortage of cisplatin. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cisplatin 

Word History

Etymology

cis- + platinum

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cisplatin was in 1977

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“Cisplatin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cisplatin. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

cisplatin

noun
cis·​plat·​in ˈsis-ˌplat-ᵊn How to pronounce cisplatin (audio)
: 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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