Cisplatin (Platinol)

General information

Class/mechanism: Platinum analog, alkylating-like, producing predominantly interstrand DNA crosslinks that are cell-cycle nonspecific.^[1]^[2]
Route: IV, intracavitary (intraperitoneal)
Extravasation: vesicant (concentration ≥0.5 mg/mL)/irritant (concentration <0.5 mg/mL)

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Diseases for which it is used

Patient drug information

History of changes in FDA indication

12/19/1978: Initial FDA approval

Also known as

Code name: NSC 119875
Generic names: CDDP, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum III, cis-platinum, cisplatinum, DACP, DDP
Brand names:

Synonyms
Abiplatin	Axiplat	Biocisplatinum	Bioplatino	Blastolem	Briplatin	Brisplatin	C-Platin
Ceplatin	Ciplatan	Ciplexal	Cis-GRY	Cismaplat	Cispatin	Cisplamerck	Cisplan
Cisplasol	Cisplatex	Cisplatine	Cisplatino	Cisplatyl	Cisteen	Citoplatino	Citosin
Cysplatyna	Cytoplatin	Docistin	Elvecis	Fauldcispla	Ifapla	Kemoplat	Lederplatin
Metaplatin	Neoplat	Neoplatin	Noveldexis	Oncoplatin AQ	Peyrone's Chloride	Peyrone's Salt	Placis
Plastistil	Platamin	Platamine	Platiblastin	Platicis	Platidiam	Platikem	Platil
Platimit	Platin	Platinex	Platinil	Platino II Filaxis	Platinol	Platinox	Platinoxan
Platiran	Platistil	Platistin	Platistine	Platosin	Randa	Romcis	Sicatem
Sinplatin	Sisplanil	Tecnoplatin	Tisplal	Unistin

References

[insert-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Cisplatin (Platinol) package insert

[2] Cisplatin (Platinol) package insert (locally hosted backup)

[3] Cisplatin (Platinol) patient drug information (Chemocare)

[4] Cisplatin (Platinol) patient drug information (UpToDate)

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