Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)

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General information

Class/mechanism: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, which produces interstrand and intrastrand DNA crosslinks that inhibit DNA replication and transcription, causing non-cell cycle specific cytotoxicity and death.[1][2][3]
Route: IV
Extravasation: irritant (usually), vesicant (rare)

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