cisplatin Definition
cis·platin (sis plat′'n)
noun
a white, powdery drug, PtClHN, containing platinum, used to stop the growth of cancerous tumors, esp. in the ovary, testis, or bladder
Etymology: cis- + platin(um)
cisplatin Usage Examples
Converse of object
- receive: The SmPC describes in some detail the hearing impairment in patients receiving cisplatin and notes that it is worse in children.
- use: Studies were excluded if they used cisplatin and carboplatin in the same arm or used drugs not considered established cytotoxics.
- include: Drugs that are often investigated in combination with radiotherapy include cisplatin, capecitabine and 5FU.
- contain: Combinations containing cisplatin, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin were studied in the 1980s and showed improved median progression-free survival.
- base: Measurement of these adducts prior to therapy could be of value to improve cisplatin based cancer therapy.
- call: Treatment In the 1970s, a breakthrough drug called cisplatin was developed that dramatically improved the outlook for men with advanced testicular cancer.
Preposition: for
cancer: Neoadjuvant cisplatin for advanced bladder cancer ( Cochrane Collaboration ) Abstract of a systematic review.
Preposition: as
chemotherapy: We evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of CPT-11 plus cisplatin as first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced or recurrent cervical cancer.
Modifies a noun
- chemotherapy: Navari RM: Comparison of intermittent versus continuous infusion metoclopramide in control of acute nausea induced by cisplatin chemotherapy.
- therapy: Hearing loss as a result of cisplatin therapy may give rise to persistent or worsening symptoms.
- combination: Until recently, the methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin combination has been considered the standard for treating this disease.
- infusion: Parameters of intravenous cisplatin infusion in cirrhotic patients are similar to those of patients from the historic control group.
Noun used with modifier
low-dose: Our previous study suggested that daily administration of low-dose cisplatin enhanced the efficacy of radiotherapy against primary oral squamous carcinoma.
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