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Trade names | Eloxatin |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a607035 |
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Routes of administration | Intravenous |
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Bioavailability | Complete |
Elimination half-life | ~10 – 25 minutes[4] |
Excretion | Kidney |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.150.118 |
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Formula | C8H14N2O4Pt |
Molar mass | 397.294 g·mol−1 |
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Oxaliplatin, sold under the brand name Eloxatin among others, is a cancer medication (platinum-based antineoplastic class) used to treat colorectal cancer.[5] It is given by injection into a vein.[5]
Common side effects include numbness, feeling tired, nausea, diarrhea, and low blood cell counts.[5][6] Other serious side effects include allergic reactions.[6][5] Use in pregnancy is known to harm the baby.[5] Oxaliplatin is in the platinum-based antineoplastic family of medications.[7] It is believed to work by blocking the duplication of DNA.[5]
Oxaliplatin was patented in 1976 in Japan and approved for medical use in 1996 in Europe.[8] It is on the 2023 World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[9]