Cisplatin

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  • noun. A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl2H6N2Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer.
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  • noun. A simple organic compound of platinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), that is used as a chemotherapy agent against several types of cancer.
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    "Another chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, which is essential in the treatment of testicular cancer, is also in short supply."
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