cisplatin
2
6.4
- noun
- /ˈsɪs.plæt.ɪn/
- Specialized
- Cisplatin and etoposide have been found to be the most effective chemotherapy regimens for treating these tumors.
- cisplatin plus paclitaxel
- cisplatin plus cyclophosphamide
- doxorubicin and cisplatin
Examples
-
Radiation therapy was used concomitantly with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin.
Academic text (1995) -
Bose chose to study the protein AMP kinase and its reaction with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Blog text (2) -
For example, there are molecules like cisplatin that are used in therapeutic methods for treating cancer.
-
We'd like you to receive cisplatin and cyclophosphamide.
-
Cisplatin was delivered at a dose of 50 mg/m/day intravenously on treatment days 1, 8, and 29.
Academic text (2008) -
The most commonly used chemotherapeutic agents include doxorubicin, cisplatin, and high-dose methotrexate.
Academic text (2006) -
Subsequently, three randomised trials were done to compare cisplatin plus paclitaxel versus carboplatin plus paclitaxel.
Academic text (2002) -
In particular, the two positive trials used the regimen of cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m2) and cisplatin (75 mg/m2) for their control arm.
Academic text (2002) -
The doctor prescribed cisplatin to help fight the patient's cancer.
-
Patients receiving cisplatin for chemotherapy often experience side effects like nausea and fatigue.
Synonyms
12
3.2
A medicine that treats cancer by killing or stopping cancer cells
1
8.5
A medicine used in cancer treatment for diseases like multiple myeloma
1
7.6
A drug used in cancer treatment to slow or stop cancer cells growing
1
8.4
Doctors use this medicine to treat blood cancers like leukemia
1
9.1
A drug used to treat different kinds of cancer
1
6.7
A medicine that treats some cancers, especially the blood cancer leukemia
1
5.8
A drug used to treat cancer by killing cancer cells
A medicine used to treat some types of cancer by killing cancer cells
Surface Forms
Morphology
cisplatin = platinum (opaque) = cis + platin
The word contains a chemical prefix and a truncated platinum stem, but the drug name is not transparently interpretable for an average learner from these parts alone.
Etymology
Cisplatin comes from the part cis- meaning 'on this side' and platin from 'platinum', the metal. The name shows that parts of the drug sit on the same side of a platinum atom, and that shape is what makes cisplatin useful as a chemotherapy drug to treat cancer.