2 doctors weighed in:

Oxaliplatin mechanism..How does it work?

2 doctors weighed in

Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology

1 doctor agrees

In brief: Platinum analog

Is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.

It is a platinum derivative. It binds to dna forming cross-links which inhibit dna replication and transcription, resulting in cell death.

Is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.

It is a platinum derivative. It binds to dna forming cross-links which inhibit dna replication and transcription, resulting in cell death.

Thank

Get help from a real doctor now

Dr. Marsha Davis

Board Certified,

26 years in practice

67M people helped

Continue

111,000 doctors available