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administration IV CAS Number 95734-82-0 Molar mass 303.17 g/mol | ATC code none PubChem CID 6917890 Route Intravenous therapy | |
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AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names Legal status In general: ℞ (Prescription only) | ||
Nedaplatin meaning
Nedaplatin (INN, marketed under the tradename Aqupla) is a platinum-based antineoplastic drug which is used for cancer chemotherapy. The complex consists of two ammine ligands and the dianion derived from glycolic acid.
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Platinum-based drugs are widely employed as antineoplastic agents, especially cisplatin and carboplatin. Due to issues of their toxicity and number of cisplatin-resistant cancer cells, other platinum derivatives have been developed. Nedaplatin is one example of such new drugs.
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