Description
Cisplatin is approved to be used alone or with other drugs to treat:
- Bladder cancer. It is used alone in patients with advanced cancer that cannot be treated with other therapies, such as surgery or radiation therapy.
- Ovarian cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is used with other drugs in patients who have already had surgery or radiation therapy. It is used alone in patients whose cancer has not gotten better with standard chemotherapy and who have not received previous cisplatin.
- Testicular cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is used with other drugs in patients who have already had surgery or radiation therapy.
Cisplatin is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
Cisplatin is a type of chemotherapy drug called an alkylating agent. It contains the metal platinum. It damages the DNA of dividing cells in a way that cannot be repaired. This stops or slows the growth of cancer cells and other rapidly dividing cells and causes them to die.