Recent news on Platinol

Aranesp® Improves Hemoglobin Levels in Lung Cancer Patients  -  Apr 27, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),This trial included 600 patients who were treated with initial chemotherapy including a platinum compound (Platinol® or Paraplatin®).

NCCN Updates Head and Neck Cancers Guidelines  -  May 22, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),For cancers of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, and glottic and supraglottic larynx, cisplatin (Platinol(R) - AQ, Bristol-Myers Squibb) is now listed as the

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Ista, Wyeth, Bristol ...  -  May 12, 2007
Trading Markets,...the entry of low-price generic version of three of its products namely two anti-cancer drugs, Taxol and Platinol, and the anti-anxiety agent BuSpar.

Surgery for Isolated Nodal Metastasis of Ovarian Cancer Provides ...  -  Apr 10, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Participants had received prior surgery followed by chemotherapy with a platinum agent (Platinol® [cisplatin] or Paraplatin® [carboplatin]).

Survivors of Testicular Cancer at Increased Risk of Death from ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Men who received treatment with chemotherapy (with or without radiation therapy) in 1975 or later (once the chemotherapy agent Platinol® [cisplatin] had

Study Reviews Chemotherapy for Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer  -  Apr 4, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Platinum chemotherapy drugs include Platinol® (cisplatin), Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin), and Paraplatin® (carboplatin). Because many of the reviewed studies had

Avastin® plus Chemotherapy Improves Progression-free Survival with ...  -  Feb 27, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Patients were divided into the following three treatment groups: higher doses of Avastin plus Gemzar/Platinol; moderate doses of Avastin plus

Mesothelioma Has Made The News  -  Mar 24, 2007
TopCancerNews.com,According to the article treatment with Alimta (pemetrixed) with or without Platinol (cisplatin) provides benefit with malignant mesothelioma who have

Weekly Taxol®, Eloxatin®, Leucovorin and 5-FU Promising for ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Recently, researchers from Germany have reported that the addition of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin) or Platinol® (cisplatin) to Gemzar improves progression-free

SIR: Chemoembolization Unlikely to Injure Hepatic Artery  -  Mar 5, 2007
MedPage Today,The protocol included cisplatin (Platinol), doxorubicin, mitomycin-c (Mutamycin), Ethiodol contrast medium, and polyvinyl alcohol particles.

Kaplan Fox Expands Its Antitrust Practice With the Addition of Two ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
SYS-CON Media,In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation; In re Taxol Antitrust Litigation; In re Platinol Antitrust Litigation; In re Remeron Antitrust Litigation;

Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in First Line Therapy Improves ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Recently researchers affiliated with the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) reported that intravenous Taxol® (paclitaxel) plus intraperitoneal Platinol®

Quality of Life Assessed for Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),...or intravenous chemotherapy including the agents Taxol® (paclitaxel) and Platinol® (cisplatin); the two treatment groups were directly compared.

Camptosar® Evaluated in Children with Relapsed or Refractory ...  -  Feb 14, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Adriamycin® (doxorubicin), Actinomycin D® (dactinomycin), Vepesid® (etoposide), Platinol® (cisplatin), and Paraplatin® (carboplatin).

Journey to a miracle – a story of survival and faith  -  Jan 30, 2007
Aiken Standard (subscription),The oncologist there wrote a protocol for giving the chemotherapy drugs of Gemzar and Platinol at home. The drugs worked magic and I was amazed that I did

Allen: Lack of generic drugs is a 'problem'  -  18 Jan 2007
Kennebec Journal,Generic competitors to just four drugs -- antidepressant Prozac, Zantac for heartburn relief, and cancer drugs Taxol and Platinol -- saved consumers $9.5

Dose-Dense Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma Yields No Survival Benefit  -  Jan 16, 2007
MedPage Today,Regression analyses indicated that received Platinol dose, Platinol dose intensity, Adriamycin dose, and preoperative or overall Adriamycin dose intensity

Re-Induction Chemotherapy May Improve Survival for Some Patients ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),This trial included 48 patients who were all initially treated with 6 courses of PEV (Platinol® (cisplatin), Ellence® (epirubicin), Navelbine® (vinorelbine)

Concurrent Chemotherapy, Twice-Daily Radiation and Consolidation ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Researchers from Japan have reported that concurrent twice-daily radiotherapy and standard VePesid® (etoposide) plus Platinol® (cisplatin) followed by

Fractionated Camptosar® Plus Paraplatin® Well Tolerated in ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),A combination of VePesid® (etoposide) and Platinol® is the standard treatment option for patients with ED-SCLC. However, due to poor long-term outcomes in

Low Hematologic Toxicity Rate for Gemzar® and Ellence® in Advanced ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),There is a growing tendency to use non-Platinol based regimens in older patients with significant co-morbidities. The GEMOX regimen has been evaluated for

Additional Chemotherapy May Improve Survival for Some Patients ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),This trial included 48 patients who were all initially treated with the chemotherapy drugs Platinol® (cisplatin), Ellence® (epirubicin), and Navelbine®

Amrubicin Shows Promise in Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),A previous phase I/II study from Japan had shown that amrubicin in combination with Platinol® (cisplatin) had significant activity in patients with newly

Adjuvant Platinol®/Navelbine® Improves Survival in NSCLC  Oct 11, 2006
Researchers affiliated with the Late Adjuvant Cisplatin Evaluation (LACE vinorelbine project) have reported that adjuvant Platinol® (cisplatin) plus Navelbine ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Platinol®/Navelbine® Improves Survival in Lung Cancer  Oct 9, 2006
...at the 2006 annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the chemotherapy combination consisting of Platinol® (cisplatin) plus Navelbine ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Alimta® Safe and Active in Small Cell Lung Cancer  Oct 27, 2006
...recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the addition of the chemotherapy agent Alimta® (pemetrexed) to either Platinol® (cisplatin) or ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Intensive Neoadjuvant Therapy Benefits ER Negative and/or HER-2 ...  Oct 31, 2006
Researchers from Italy have reported that weekly Platinol® (cisplatin), Ellence® (epirubicin), Taxol® (paclitaxel) with Neupogen® (filgrastim) support ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Split Dose Paraplatin® Decreases Severe Thrombocytopenia in ...  Nov 1, 2006
Paraplatin was well-tolerated and offered an improved survival benefit in patients with advanced stages of NSCLC when compared to a Platinol (cisplatin)-based ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Alimta® Safe and Active in Small Cell Lung Cancer  Oct 24, 2006
Researchers involved in a multicenter randomized phase II trial have reported that Alimta® (pemetrexed) and either Platinol® (cisplatin) or Paraplatin ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Taxotere® Approved for Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer  Oct 19, 2006
States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the chemotherapy agent Taxotere® (docetaxel) for use in combination with Platinol® (cisplatin) and ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Continued Treatment with Taxotere® May Improve Outcomes for Stage ...  Oct 19, 2006
...to an article recently published in Clinical Lung Cancer, the addition of Taxotere® (docetaxel) following initial treatment with Platinol® (cisplatin) and ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Taxotere® Approved for Head and Neck Cancer  Oct 23, 2006
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sanofi-Aventis' chemotherapy agent Taxotere (docetaxel) to be used in combination with Platinol(R) (cisplatin ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), Taxotere® Consolidation May Improve Outcomes for Stage IIIB NSCLC  Oct 24, 2006
...with the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) have reported that the Taxotere® (docetaxel) consolidation following concurrent Platinol® (cisplatin/VePesid ... -Cancer Consultants (press release), SNPs Help Determine Effectiveness of Platinol® in Head and Neck ...  Sep 11, 2006
Oncology, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can help determine a head and neck cancer patient's response to the chemotherapy agent Platinol® (cisplatin). ... -Cancer Consultants

Addition of Gemzar® to Paraplatin® Improves Progression-Free ...  Sep 20, 2006
...with newly diagnosed stage III and IV ovarian cancer are usually treated with a taxane (Taxol® or Taxotere®) and a platinum compound (Platinol® or Paraplatin ... -Cancer Consultants

Eloxatin®, 5-FU and Camptosar® Effective for Metastatic Gastric ...  Sep 18, 2006
The combination of Platinol and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a standard treatment for gastric cancer, however, long-term efficacy of this regimen is disappointing ... -Cancer Consultants

ERCC1 Predicts Responses to Chemotherapy in Early Lung Cancer  Sep 11, 2006
...have reported that the excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) can identify patients who will achieve a benefit from Platinol® (cisplatin)-based ... -Cancer Consultants

Survival in Endometrial Cancer Worse for Black Women  Sep 22, 2006
...trials. The trials compared Adriamycin (doxorubicin) alone or combined with Taxol (paclitaxel) and/or Platinol (cisplatin). The ... -MedPage Today

Light Shed on Lung Cancer Drug-Resistance Mechanisms  Sep 6, 2006
...excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1), lived significantly longer if they underwent adjuvant chemotherapy with a Platinol (cisplatin)-based ... -MedPage Today

Mesothelioma Reseaerch Shows Promise  Aug 26, 2006
Researchers From Italy are reporting that sequential chemotherapy with Platinol® (cisplatin) and Gemzar (gemcitabine) followed by Novantrone® (mitoxantrone ... -World Fitness

Induction Chemotherapy and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Improve ...  Aug 29, 2006
The first included 2 courses of induction chemotherapy with 5-FU, Platinol® (cisplatin) and Taxol® (paclitaxel). This was followed ... -Cancer Consultants

Addition of Gemzar® to Paraplatin® Improves Progression-free ...  Sep 18, 2006
This trial included 356 patients who had received prior therapy with chemotherapy including either carboplatin or Platinol® (cisplatin). ... -Cancer Consultants

Final Results of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Observation for ...  Aug 28, 2006
Trialist Association (ANITA) have published the final results of a randomized trial evaluating adjuvant Navelbine® (vinorelbine)/Platinol® (cisplatin) have ... -Cancer Consultants

Doxil®/Gemzar® Effective for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer  Aug 31, 2006
...plus Doxil in patients with ovarian cancer that has stopped responding to prior therapy with a standard platinum chemotherapy agent (Platinol or Paraplatin). ... -Cancer Consultants

Addition of Taxotere® to Platinol®/5-FU as Initial Therapy in ...  -  Nov 13, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),According to results recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the addition of Taxotere® (docetaxel) to Platinol® (cisplatin) and

Fractionated Camptosar® Plus Paraplatin® Well Tolerated in ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),A combination of VePesid® (etoposide) and Platinol® is the standard treatment option for patients with ED-SCLC. However, due to poor long-term outcomes in

Concurrent Chemotherapy, Twice-Daily Radiation and Consolidation ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Researchers from Japan have reported that concurrent twice-daily radiotherapy and standard VePesid® (etoposide) plus Platinol® (cisplatin) followed by

Low Hematologic Toxicity Rate for Gemzar® and Ellence® in Advanced ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),There is a growing tendency to use non-Platinol based regimens in older patients with significant co-morbidities. The GEMOX regimen has been evaluated for

Chemotherapy and Twice-daily Radiation Therapy Promising for Small ...  -  Nov 21, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Researchers from Japan recently conducted a clinical trial to evaluate a treatment combination consisting of VePesid plus Platinol (EP) in addition to

Amrubicin Shows Promise in Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),A previous phase I/II study from Japan had shown that amrubicin in combination with Platinol® (cisplatin) had significant activity in patients with newly

Erbitux to top head/neck cancer  -  Nov 13, 2006
Monsters and Critics.com,Other market leaders include generic cisplatin, which Bristol-Myers Squibb manufactures under the name Platinol AQ and Nippon Kayaku sells under the name



Taxotere®, Platinol®, and Herceptin® for Locally Advanced HER2 ...  Apr 24, 2006
...from the University of Miami and the University of California at Los Angeles have reported that a regimen of Taxotere (docetaxel), Platinol (cisplatin) and ... - Cancer Consultants

Herceptin® May Change the Natural History of Patients with HER2 ...  May 1, 2006
Herceptin has been combined with non-cardiotoxic agents such as Navelbine, Taxotere® (docetaxel), Taxol® (paclitaxel), cisplatin (Platinol®), and Paraplatin ... - Cancer Consultants

Epoetin May Improve Survival in Patients with Esophageal Cancer  May 11, 2006
This study included 96 patients who were treated with chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil and Platinol® [cisplatin]) and radiation therapy followed by surgery. ... - Cancer Consultants

Vaccine Improves Survival in Responding Patients with Gastric ...  Apr 24, 2006
...cancer. Patients were treated with G17DT in addition to the chemotherapy agents 5-fluorouracil and Platinol® (cisplatin). Patients ... - Cancer Consultants

Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy May Replace Surgery in Early ...  Apr 19, 2006
...in 40. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy with Platinol® (cisplatin) and 5-fluorouracil were administered concurrently. External ... - Cancer Consultants

Advexin® is a Promising Vaccine for NSCLC and Esophageal Cancer  Apr 27, 2006
A previous trial of this vaccine in the United States showed clinical responses to intra-tumor injection plus systemic Platinol® (cisplatin).[2]. ... - Cancer Consultants

Hycamtin® More Convenient than Etoposide in Small Cell Lung ...  May 5, 2006
Oncology, the chemotherapy agent Hycamtin® (topotecan) taken orally in the pill form plus the chemotherapy agent cisplatin (Platinol®) produce nearly ... - Cancer Consultants

Sequential Two-Drug Combinations Explored in Advanced NSCLC  Apr 20, 2006
...conducted in Greece, treatment of stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with Navelbine® (vinorelbine) and Platinol® (cisplatin), followed ... - Cancer Consultants

Camptosar®/Carboplatin Improves Progression-Free Survival over ...  Apr 21, 2006
...radiation therapy. One commonly used chemotherapy combination consists of etoposide and cisplatin (Platinol®). However, results ... - Cancer Consultants





Repeat Administration of Advexin® Promising in Advanced NSCLC  11 Apr 2006
Nine patients were treated with escalated doses of Advexin, and six were treated with Advexin plus the chemotherapy agent Platinol® (cisplatin). ... - Cancer Consultants

Gemzar®/Platinol® Superior to VePesid®/Platinol® in Non-Small ...  Mar 29, 2006
...to an article recently published in Lung Cancer, the chemotherapy combination consisting of Gemzar® (gemcitabine) plus Platinol® (cisplatin) improves ... - Cancer Consultants

Tomudex® Plus Platinol® and Platinol Alone Reduce Dyspnea in ...  Mar 22, 2006
EORTC) Lung Cancer Group and the National Cancer Institute of Canada have reported that the combination of Tomudex (raltitrexed) and Platinol® (cisplatin) or ... - Cancer Consultants

Taxotere®/Platinol®/Herceptin® Effective in Locally Advanced ...  Mar 22, 2006
...an early online article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the treatment regimen consisting of Taxotere® (docetaxel), Platinol® (cisplatin) and ... - Cancer Consultants

Xeloda® Effective in Gastric Cancer  Apr 6, 2006
...capecitabine) appears to be just as effective as 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer when used in combination with Platinol® (cisplatin ... - Cancer Consultants

Nicotine clouds chemo effects  Apr 4, 2006
...tested whether nicotine's influence could affect the performance of three standard lung cancer drugs: gemcitabine (Gemzar), cisplatin (Platinol) and Paclitaxel ... - myDNA.com

Taxotere® plus Gemzar® is an Effective Regimen for Advanced Soft ...  Apr 4, 2006
...as Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and alkylating agents such as Ifex® (ifosfamide) and dacarbazine, (DTIC®) platinum compounds such as Platinol® (cisplatin) and ... - Cancer Consultants

Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung ...  Mar 16, 2006
Combination chemotherapy treatment with Vepesid and Platinol® (cisplatin) results in complete remission (CR) in 40-60% of patients. ... - Cancer Consultants

Tomudex® Plus Eloxatin® Effective in Gemzar®-Resistant ...  Mar 24, 2006
Platinum compounds such a Platinol® (cisplatin) and Eloxatin has been combined with Gemzar for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. ... - Cancer Consultants

Alimta® and Paraplatin® Effective and Well-Tolerated in ...  Mar 22, 2006
It is indicated for treatment of mesothelioma in combination with the chemotherapy agent Platinol® (cisplatin) among patients who are not eligible for surgery ... - Cancer Consultants

Taxotere® Approved for Advanced Gastric Cancer  Mar 24, 2006
The indication includes the combination of Taxotere with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (Platinol®) in patients with advanced gastric cancer who have not ... - Cancer Consultants



Study Confirms Better Quality of Life with Paraplatin® than ...  Feb 7, 2006
...that a regimen of Paraplatin® (carboplatin) and Taxol® (paclitaxel) is associated with a better quality of life than a regimen of Platinol (cisplatin) and ... - Cancer Consultants,

Adjuvant Chemotherapy Effective for Advanced Endometrial Cancer  Feb 14, 2006
Researchers affiliated with the Gynecologic Oncology Study Group have reported that chemotherapy with Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and Platinol® (cisplatin) was ... - Cancer Consultants,

Erbitux® Plus Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Promising in ...  Mar 2, 2006
...recently conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the treatment regimen consisting of Erbitux, radiation therapy, and the chemotherapy agent Platinol® (cisplatin ... - Cancer Consultants,

Sequential High-Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support Promising ...  Feb 21, 2006
The first course of treatment was with high-dose Platinol® (carboplatin), the second with Hycamptin® (topotecan) and Vepesid® (etoposide) and the third with ... - Cancer Consultants,

IP Chemotherapy Encouraged for Ovarian Cancer  Feb 13, 2006
The “debulking� is followed with administration of both a platinum drug [cisplatin (Platinol®) or carboplatin (Paraplatin®)] and a taxane drug ... - CancerWise

Skin Problems in Horses  Feb 1, 2006
The drug reported to have the most success is Platinol or cisplatin, but it requires repeat injections and has some handling precautions for humans (gloves ... - TheHorse.com,

Study Confirms Better Quality of Life with Paraplatin® than ...  Feb 7, 2006
...the chemotherapy drugs Paraplatin® (carboplatin) and Taxol® (paclitaxel) results in better quality of life than treatment with Platinol® (cisplatin) and ... - Cancer Consultants

Doxil®/Eloxatin® May Provide a Treatment Option in Advanced ...  Feb 6, 2006
...with recurrent ovarian cancer who had previously been treated with a regimen containing a platinum agent (Paraplatin® [carboplatin] or Platinol® [cisplatin ... - Cancer Consultants

Nitroglycerin May Enhance Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung ...  Feb 6, 2006
...from Japan have reported that the use of nitroglycerin combined with the chemotherapy drugs Navelbine® (vinorelbine) and Platinol® (cisplatin) may improve ... - Cancer Consultants

ASCO-GI: Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Improves Esophageal Cancer ...  Jan 27, 2006
CALGB trial, 25 (83%) achieved either a partial or complete response based on RECIST criteria following treatment with 5-fluoruracil, Platinol (cisplatin), and ... - MedPage Today

Skin Problems in Horses  Feb 1, 2006
The drug reported to have the most success is Platinol or cisplatin, but it requires repeat injections and has some handling precautions for humans (gloves ... - TheHorse.com

Addition of Gemzar® to Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Improves Survival ...  Jan 31, 2006
Gemzar is currently approved for use with cisplatin (Platinol®) as initial therapy in advanced NSCLC, as well as treatment of pancreatic cancer and in ... - Cancer Consultants

Meta-Analysis Indicates Improved Survival with Addition of ...  Feb 1, 2006
The chemotherapy combination cisplatin (Platinol®) plus 5-FU (fluorouracil) achieved the best results overall (however, this was not consistent in all trials ... - Cancer Consultants

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