Cisplatin (Platinol)

General information

Class/mechanism: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, producing predominantly interstrand DNA crosslinks that are cell-cycle nonspecific.
Route: IV
Extravasation: vesicant (concentration >=0.5 mg/mL)/irritant (concentration <0.5 mg/mL)

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Diseases for which it is used

• Aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Anal cancer
• Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer
• Bladder cancer
• Bone cancer
• Breast cancer
• Central nervous system (CNS) cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Gastric cancer
• Head and neck cancer
• Hepatobiliary cancer
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Melanoma
• Mesothelioma
• Multiple myeloma
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Non-small cell lung cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Penile cancer
• Small cell lung cancer
• T-cell lymphoma
• Testicular cancer
• Thymoma
• Unknown primary
• Uterine cancer

Patient drug information

• Cisplatin (Platinol) patient drug information (Chemocare)
• Cisplatin (Platinol) patient drug information (UpToDate)

Also known as

Abiplatin, Axiplat, Biocisplatinum, Bioplatino, Blastolem, Blastolem RU, Briplatin, Brisplatin, C-Platin, CDDP, Ceplatin, Ciplatan, Ciplexal, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum III, CIS-GRY, cis-platinum, Cismaplat, Cispatin, Cisplamerck, Cisplan, Cisplasol, Cisplatex, Cisplatin, Cisplatin-AQ, Cisplatin-Ebewe I.A., Cisplatin-Teva, Cisplatin Comp, Cisplatin DBL, Cisplatine, Cisplatin Ebewe, Cisplatine Cytosafe, Cisplatine Dakota, Cisplatine Merck, Cisplatine Teva, Cisplatin FOT, Cisplatin Hexal, Cisplatin Lederle, Cisplatin Lens, Cisplatin Maruko, Cisplatin Mayne, Cisplatin NC, Cisplatino, Cisplatino Almirall, Cisplatino Asofarm, Cisplatino Deltafarma, Cisplatino Ferrer, Cisplatino Gador, Cisplatino Labinca, Cisplatino Martian, Cisplatino Microsules, Cisplatino Pharmacia, Cisplatino Teva, Cisplatin Pharmachemie, Cisplatin Pharmacia, Cisplatin Sandoz, Cisplatin Sanofi-Synthelabo, Cisplatin Solution, Cisplatinum, Cisplatyl, Cisteen, Citoplatino, Cytoplatin, Cytoplatin-AQ, DACP, DDP, Docistin, Elvecis, Fauldcispla, IA COR, Ifapla, JIN Shun, Kemoplat, Lederplatin, Lyoph.cisplatin, Metaplatin, Neoplat, Neoplatin, Nippon Kayaku Cisplatin, Noveldexis, NSC 119875, NUO XIN, Oncoplatin AQ, P&U Cisplatin, Placis, Platamin, Platamine, Platamine RTU, Platiblastin, Platiblastin-S, Platicis, Platidiam, Platikem, Platil, Platimit, Platin, Platinil, Platino II Filaxis, Platinol, Platinol AQ, Platinox, Platinoxan, platinum, Platiran, Platistil, Platistin, Platistine, Platosin, Pronto Platamine, Randa, Romcis, Shun KE DA, Sicatem, Sinplatin, Sisplanil, Tecnoplatin, Tisplal, Trav Cisplatin, or Unistin.