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cisplatin

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Also known as Platinol, CIS-DDP, Platinol-AQ, CDDP, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), Cis-DDP

Cisplatin is a chemical compound with formula cis-. It is a coordination complex of platinum that is used as a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of cancers. These include testicular cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma, brain tumors and neuroblastoma. It is given by injection into a vein.

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Cisplatin, also stylized as CISplatin, is a chemical compound with the formula Cl₂H₆N₂Pt. Its IUPAC name is azane;dichloroplatinum. The substance has a mass of 298.955595 and a weight of 300.05. It possesses a charge of 0, with two hydrogen bond donors and two hydrogen bond acceptors. The topological polar surface area is 2.

The canonical SMILES representation is Cl[Pt]([NH3])([NH3])Cl, while the isomeric SMILES is Cl[Pt@SP1]([NH3])([NH3])Cl. A related SMILES notation is N.N.Cl[Pt]Cl. The compound is associated with a PubMed query count of 98633. It is referenced by 612 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, PubChem, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
457790642
Drug.IUPAC_name
(SP-4-2)-diamminedichloridoplatinum(II)
Drug.image
CisplatinTR.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.image2
Cisplatin-3D-balls.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Platinol, others
Drug.synonyms
Cisplatinum, platamin, neoplatin, cismaplat, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (CDDP)
Drug.MedlinePlus
a684036
Drug.DailyMedID
Cisplatin
Drug.pregnancy_AU
D
Drug.pregnancy_US
N
Drug.pregnancy_category
Contraindicated
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
Cl2H6N2Pt
Molecular weight
300.05 g/mol
IUPAC name
azane;dichloroplatinum
SMILES
N.N.Cl[Pt]Cl
InChIKey
LXZZYRPGZAFOLE-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Polar surface area
2 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
platinum
Mass
298.955595
Has use
medication
Show 9 more facts
medical condition treated
testicular cancer
subject has role
essential medicine
chemical formula
Cl₂H₆N₂Pt
canonical SMILES
Cl[Pt]([NH3])([NH3])Cl
Commons category
Cisplatin
stylized name
CISplatin
legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
significant drug interaction
tobramycin
isomeric SMILES
Cl[Pt@SP1]([NH3])([NH3])Cl
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Medical use
  • Side effects
  • Pharmacology
  • Cisplatin resistance
  • Transplatin
  • Molecular structure
  • History
  • Synthesis
  • Research
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Cisplatin is a chemical compound with formula cis-. It is a coordination complex of platinum that is used as a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of cancers. These include testicular cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma, brain tumors and neuroblastoma. It is given by injection into a vein.

Common side effects include bone marrow suppression, hearing problems including severe hearing loss, kidney damage, and vomiting. Other serious side effects include numbness, trouble walking, allergic reactions, electrolyte problems, and heart disease. Use during pregnancy can cause harm to the developing fetus. Cisplatin is in the platinum-based antineoplastic family of medications. It works in part by binding to DNA and inhibiting its replication.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cisplatin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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