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.
Johns Hopkins University (Data Collection Only), Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Collection Only), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
GenesisCare North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Warringal Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
National Cancer Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United States
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Xuewei Ding, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
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