Meaning of cisplatin | Babel Free

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1. A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
   uncountable
2. A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member.
   countable, dated

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“BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like⟳ taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like⟳ cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ].”

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