Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy drug in the same family as cisplatin and carboplatin. Compared to cisplatin the two amine groups are replaced by diamino cyclohexane (DACH) group to provide a greater antitumor effect. However, this leads to poorer water solubility, which was compensated by the addition of the chloride moieties. Due to this chemic...
Oxaliplatin, in combination with infusional fluorouracil and leucovorin, is indicated for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer and adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer in patients who have undergone complete resection of the primary tumor.
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura, Aventura, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables, Coral Gables, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States
Bureau for Cancer Research, New York, New York, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Cancer Hematology Centers - Flint, Flint, Michigan, United States
Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Kaiser Permanente Dublin, Dublin, California, United States
National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Beijing, China
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Liaoning Tumor Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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