Cisplatin (Systemic)

Brand Names : Platinol, Platinol-AQ

Additional Information

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, cisplatin is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Cancer of the outside layer of the adrenal gland
• Cancer of the breast
• Cancer of the cervix
• Cancer of the endometrium
• Cancer of the fallopian tube or lining of the abdomen (spreading from the ovary)
• Cancer of the esophagus
• Cancer of the stomach
• Cancer of the lung
• Neuroblastoma (a certain type of cancer in nerve tissues that occurs in children)
• Cancer of the prostate
• Cancers of the head and neck
• Cancer of the liver
• Cancer of the thyroid
• Cancer of the anus
• Cancer of the vulva
• Cancer of the bile duct
• Cancer of the skin, including types that spread to other parts of the body
• Cancer of unknown primary site
• Cancer of the lymph system
• Hepatoblastoma (a certain type of liver cancer that occurs in children)
• Thymoma (a cancer of the thymus, which is a small organ that lies under the breastbone)
• Tumors in the ovaries
• Gestational trophoblastic tumors (tumors in the uterus or womb)
• Wilms" tumor (a cancer of the kidneys occurring mainly in children)
• Retinoblastoma (a cancer of the eye occurring mainly in children)
• Cancer of the bones (in children)
• Cancer of the muscles, connective tissues (tendons), vessels that carry blood or lymph, joints, and fat.
• Autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (a type of cancer of the skin and mucous membranes that is more common in patients with AIDS)

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to proper use, precautions, or side effects for these uses.