Tag Cancer drugs

Carboplatin (Paraplatin)

Class: Platinum analog. Category: Cytotoxic chemotherapy. Mechanism of action: Binds DNA and inhibits DNA synthesis and replication (cell cycle non-specific). Indications (wide use): Gynecologic tumors: Ovarian, endometrial cancer. Germ cell tumors. Head and neck tumors. Lung cancer (both non small cell…