Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death among American men, and it's resistant to one of the most powerful chemotherapy medications - cisplatin. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science ...

Platinum-based chemotherapy drugs are used to treat many types of cancer, including lung, breast, ovarian, and testicular cancer. Though effective, these drugs can cause many side effects.

Platinum-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the standard of care for patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Additional gemcitabine and cisplatin induction chemotherapy has ...