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Platinum Summary

Description: Platinum. A heavy, soft, whitish metal, resembling tin, atomic number 78, atomic weight 195.09, symbol Pt. (From Dorland, 28th ed) It is used in manufacturing equipment for laboratory and industrial use. It occurs as a black powder (platinum black) and as a spongy substance (spongy platinum) and may have been known in Pliny's time as "alutiae".

Also Known As: Platinum Black

Networked: 8390 relevant articles (876 outcomes, 1751 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Platinum is Relevant

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 205 outcomes 405 studies in 2612 results
  2. Ovarian Neoplasms (Ovarian Cancer) : 187 outcomes 503 studies in 1731 results
  3. Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma (Carcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung) : 142 outcomes 294 studies in 979 results
  4. Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis) : 69 outcomes 180 studies in 787 results
  5. Lung Neoplasms (Lung Cancer) : 23 outcomes 68 studies in 251 results
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Drugs Related to Platinum

  1. Cisplatin (Platino)
  2. Paclitaxel (Taxol)
  3. Carboplatin (JM8)
  4. gemcitabine
  5. docetaxel (Taxotere)
  6. taxane
  7. oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)
  8. pemetrexed (MTA)
  9. bevacizumab
  10. Fluorouracil (Carac)
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Therapies Related to Platinum

  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  2. Combination Drug Therapy (Combination Chemotherapy)
  3. Radiotherapy
  4. Adjuvant Chemotherapy
  5. Heterologous Transplantation (Xenotransplantation)
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