Cisplatin (Platinol)
Also known as CDDP, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum III, cis-platinum, DACP, DDP, NSC 119875, Platin, platinum, Platinol, Platinol-AQ.
General information
Class/mechanism: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, producing predominantly interstrand DNA crosslinks that are cell-cycle nonspecific.[1][2]
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
- Anal cancer
- Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Hepatobiliary cancer
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Mesothelioma
- Multiple myeloma
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Small cell lung cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Thymoma
- Unknown primary
- Uterine cancer
Patient drug information
- Cisplatin (Platinol) patient drug information (Chemocare)[3]
- Cisplatin (Platinol) patient drug information (UpToDate)[4]
References
- Drug index
- Chemotherapy
- Platinum agents
- Alkylating agents
- Vesicant chemotherapy
- Irritant chemotherapy
- Anal cancer medications
- Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer medications
- Bladder cancer medications
- Bone cancer medications
- Cancer of unknown primary medications
- Cervical cancer medications
- Esophageal cancer medications
- Gastric cancer medications
- Hepatobiliary cancer medications
- Hodgkin lymphoma medications
- Melanoma medications
- Mesothelioma medications
- Multiple myeloma medications
- Non-small cell lung cancer medications
- Ovarian cancer medications
- Pancreatic cancer medications
- Small cell lung cancer medications
- Testicular cancer medications
- Thymoma medications
- Uterine cancer medications