Drug class

Platinum Compounds

Platinum compounds are a class of metal-coordination antineoplastic agents—including cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin—that function primarily by forming covalent intra- and interstrand DNA cross-links. Read more about Platinum Compounds

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Drugs in Platinum Compounds

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CARBOPLATIN

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS · MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE OVARY ·+3
NATCO PHARMA US
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About Platinum Compounds.

Platinum compounds are a class of metal-coordination antineoplastic agents—including cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin—that function primarily by forming covalent intra- and interstrand DNA cross-links.

This DNA binding disrupts vital transcription and replication pathways, inducing cellular DNA damage responses and apoptotic cell death in rapidly dividing cells.

These agents serve as foundational components of combination chemotherapy regimens across a broad spectrum of malignancies, most notably testicular, ovarian, lung, bladder, and colorectal cancers.