carboplatin
Noun
Meaning
carboplatin (uncountable)
(pharmacology) An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
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Carboplatin Macbeth, p. 4 and busulfan citation citation dosing rely upon results from blood tests to calculate the optimal dose for each patient.
Memarzadeh showed that birinapant, which degrades cIAPs, can make carboplatin more effective against some ovarian cancer tumors.
During the treatment-induction phase, people in Arm B received carboplatin on day 1 and -paclitaxel on days 1, 8 and 15 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until disease progression, whichever occurs first.
Serious adverse events (Grade 3-4) related to treatment were observed in 57% of people who received Tecentriq and Avastin plus carboplatin and paclitaxel compared to 49% of those who received Avastin plus carboplatin and paclitaxel.
In this case, doctors may substitute it with carboplatin (), which, however, is not as effective as cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
Merck said a Phase 3 study of its immuno-oncology drug Keytruda in tandem with chemotherapy drugs pemetrexed (Alimta) and cisplatin or carboplatin was successful.