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Addition of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs to chemoradiation in women with early cervical cancer seems to improve survival and reduce risk of recurrence. [ 2 ] In total, these drugs can cause a combination of more than 40 specific side effects which include neurotoxicity , which is manifested by peripheral neuropathies including polyneuropathy .
Cisplatin is administered intravenously as short-term infusion in normal saline for treatment of solid and haematological malignancies. It is used to treat various types of cancers, including sarcomas, some carcinomas (e.g., small cell lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and ovarian cancer), lymphomas, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, [9] and germ cell tumors.
Oxaliplatin, sold under the brand name Eloxatin among others, is a cancer medication (platinum-based antineoplastic class) used to treat colorectal cancer. [5] It is given by infusion into a vein. [5] Common side effects include numbness, feeling tired, nausea, diarrhea, and low blood cell counts.
Ruthenium anti-cancer drugs are coordination complexes of ruthenium complexes that have anticancer properties. They promise to provide alternatives to platinum -based drugs for anticancer therapy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] No ruthenium anti-cancer drug has been commercialized.
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The radioactivity in MBq per gram of each of the platinum group metals which are formed by the fission of uranium. Of the metals shown, ruthenium is the most radioactive. Palladium has an almost constant activity, due to the very long half-life of the synthesized 107 Pd, while rhodium is the least radioactive.
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