Cisplatin

Cisplatin, cisplatinum, platamin, neoplatin, cismaplat or cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum(II) (CDDP) is a chemotherapy drug. It was the first member of a class of platinum-containing anti-cancer drugs, which now also includes carboplatin and oxaliplatin. These platinum complexes react in the body, binding to DNA and causing the DNA strands to crosslink, which ultimately triggers cells to die in a programmed way.