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.
University Hospital of Heraklion, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Greece
Centre Hospitalier de Montlucon, Montlucon, France
Hopital Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Metz, France
C.H.G. Beauvais, Beauvais, France
Hopital Saint Andre, Bordeaux, France
Centre Paul Papin, Angers, France
C.H. Senlis, Senlis, France
Hopital Saint Antoine, Paris, France
Intercommunal Hospital, Montfermeil, France
Comprehensive Cancer Care Specialists of Boca Raton, Boca Raton, Florida, United States
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Kentuckiana Cancer Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
South Shore Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C., Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Center for Hematology-Oncology, Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Pennsylvania Oncology Hematology Associates, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx, New York, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Mount Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopital Tenon, Paris, France
University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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