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cisplatin  Patient Information
An inorganic platinum agent (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum) with antineoplastic activity. Cisplatin forms highly reactive, charged, platinum complexes which bind to nucleophilic groups such as GC-rich sites in DNA, inducing intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links, as well as DNA-protein cross-links. These cross-links result in apoptosis and cell growth inhibition. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
Synonyms:CACP
cis-DDP
cis-diamminedichloro platinum (II)
cis-diamminedichloroplatinum
Cis-dichloroammine Platinum (II)
Cismaplat
Cisplatina
cis-platinous diamine dichloride
cis-platinum
cis-platinum II
cis-platinum II diamine dichloride
CPDD
Cysplatyna
DDP
PDD
Peyrone's Chloride
Peyrone's Salt
Platinoxan
platinum diamminodichloride
US brand names:Platinol
Platinol-AQ
Foreign brand names:Abiplatin
Blastolem
Briplatin
Cisplatyl
Citoplatino
Citosin
Lederplatin
Metaplatin
Neoplatin
Placis
Platamine
Platiblastin
Platiblastin-S
Platinex
Platinol- AQ
Platinol-AQ VHA Plus
Platiran
Platistin
Platosin
Abbreviation:CDDP
Chemical structure names:
  • (SP-4-2)-diamminedichloroplatinum
  • platinum, diaminedichloro-, cis- (8CI)


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