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.
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care, Irvine, California, United States
Beijing cancer hospital, Beijing, China
Zhejiang University Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/ National Clinical Research for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institute, Jinan, Shangdong, China
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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