Cisplatin Written by NCI Thesaurus v.07.09d   

Definition of Cisplatin An inorganic platinum agent (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum) with antineoplastic activity. Cisplatin forms highly reactive, charged, platinum complexes which bind to nucleophilic groups such as GC-rich sites in DNA, inducing intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links, as well as DNA-protein cross-links. These cross-links result in apoptosis and cell growth inhibition. (NCI04) Cisplatin is from the group Platinum Compound Radiosensitizing Agent Other Names for Cisplatin Cisplatin (SP-4-2)-Diamminedichloroplatinum Abiplatin Blastolem Briplatin CDDP CISPLATIN Cis-diammine-dichloroplatinum Cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum Cis-diamminedichloro Platinum (II) Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum Cis-dichloroammine Platinum (II) Cis-platinous Diamine Dichloride Cis-platinum Cis-platinum II Cis-platinum II Diamine Dichloride Cismaplat Cisplatina Cisplatinum Cisplatyl Citoplatino Citosin Cysplatyna DDP Lederplatin Metaplatin Neoplatin Peyrone's Chloride Peyrone's Salt Placis Plastistil Platamine Platiblastin Platiblastin-S Platinex Platinol Platinol- AQ Platinol-AQ Platinol-AQ VHA Plus Platinoxan Platinum Diamminodichloride Platinum, Diaminedichloro-, cis- (8CI) Platiran Platistin Platosin cisplatin Source NCI Thesaurus License

 

< Prev		Next >

Common Diseases

Diabetes - disease and management information, including diagnosis, typical treatment plans and diabetes supplies.

Medical Careers

The US job market has stayed hot for health care providers. Whether you believe that a provider shortage is in the offing or that the ratio of physicians-to-patients is too high, physician jobs and nursing jobs abound.

A wide variety of medical jobs can be found in the netdoc health care job listings. Particular strengths include permanent and locum tenens physician jobs, nursing jobs across the US, and radiology positions.

Other resources include physician salary information, medical career guidance, and the ability to post physician jobs.

Medical Specialties

For specialty salary and job information, see medical specialty pages like cardiology, OB/Gyn,  and internal medicine specialty pages. Practice tools, like Psychiatry EMR and software for other specialties are available through individual specialty pages.

Medical dictionary