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.
St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Trondelag, Norway
Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Viken, Norway
Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Viken, Norway
Wuhan Union Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), Denver, Colorado, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
CHU d'Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Institut Andrée Dutreix - Clinique de Flandre, Coudekerque-Branche, France
Clinique de l'Europe, Amiens, France
AZ Imelda, Bonheiden, Belgium
CHU Ambroise Paré, Mons, Belgium
Grand Hopital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
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