Carboplatin

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Carboplatin
TermCarboplatin
Short definitionCarboplatin - (pronounced) (KAR-boh-platinum) drug used to treat advanced ovarian cancer that has never been treated or has come back after treatment with other anticancer drugs. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Carboplatin - (pronounced) (KAR-boh-platinum) drug used to treat advanced ovarian cancer that has never been treated or has come back after treatment with other anticancer drugs. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Carboplatin works similarly to the cancer drug cisplatin and causes fewer side effects. It damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. Carboplatin is a type of platinum compound

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