DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River. " It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal. Even though it has six naturally occurring isotopes, platinum is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust and has an average abundance of approximately 0.005 mg/kg. It occurs in some nickel and copper ores along with some native deposits, mostly in South Africa, which accounts for 80% of the world production...
Platinum - List of case studies
- Endometrial Cancer
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benefit for women with advanced endometrial cancer, platinum drugs, anthracyclines and paclitaxel seem the most promising agents. ... factor, anthracyclines, taxanes, paclitaxel, Taxol, platinum drugs, anthracyclines, paclitaxel, carboplatin, oral progestogens, ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix
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only. We usually treat with concurrent chemo-RT using platinum followed by 4-6 cycles of chemo (we always discuss relative merits of ... neoadjuvant cisplatin, cisplatin, adria, etoposide, platinum, carboplatin, taxol, cisplatin, etoposide, combination chemotherapy. ...
- Metastatic Heteroplasia of the Lung
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the rate of progression of his disease. A trial of platinum-based chemotherapy (probably best with gemcitabine ) should be ... cell carcinoma, when administered in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy (FLEX study). However, this has not been proven ...
- spreading pancreatic cancer
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while on Octreotide LAR, a chemotherapy combination of platinum and etoposide would be recommended. Enrollment in a clinical ... vitamin D analogues, Octreotide LAR (sandostatin), platinum and etoposide (chemotherapy combination). Treatments ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix – additional opinion
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are rapidly growing and aggressive but responsive to platinum-based combination chemotherapy . A review of cytotoxic chemotherapy ... irinotecan, cisplatin. Medicines : Telebrix, platinum-based combination chemotherapy, platinum, paclitaxel, carboplatin, ...
- Drugs
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Pipeline Piroxicam Plasil Platinol Platinum Platinum drugs Platinum-based chemotherapy Platinum-based combination ...
- Multirelapse Squamed Carcinoma of the Skin
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systemic approaches remaining. I would agree that platinum/5FU/cetuximab as per the EXTREME study is a reasonable approach at this point . The patient is chemotherapy-naïve, and platinum/5FU has known activity in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Moreover, ...