Generic name for chemotherapy drug Paraplatin

Important cisplatin derivative with fewer side-effects than the parent compound.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called platinum compounds.

Carboplatin is a chemotherapy drug used against some forms of cancer (mainly ovarian carcinoma, lung, head and neck cancers). It was introduced in the late 1980s and has since gained popularity in clinical treatment due to its vastly reduced side-effects compared to its parent compound cisplatin. Cisplatin and carboplatin, as well as oxaliplatin, are classified as DNA alkylating agents.