noun
- A platinum-based chemotherapy drug used to treat various cancers, including testicular, ovarian, and lung cancers.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; also called cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II)
Examples
- Cisplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapy agents for treating testicular cancer.
- The patient received a course of cisplatin combined with other drugs to fight the tumor.
- Cisplatin works by damaging cancer cell DNA and preventing cell division.
- Side effects of cisplatin treatment can include nausea, hearing loss, and kidney damage.
- Doctors carefully monitor kidney function in patients receiving cisplatin therapy.