carboplatin injection is supplied as a sterile, pyrogen-free, 10 mg/mL aqueous solution of carboplatin. Carboplatin is a platinum coordination compound. The chemical name for carboplatin is platinum, diammine[1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato(2-)-O,O′ ]-
Carboplatin is a synthetic analogue of cisplatin. Like cisplatin, carboplatin interferes with DNA intrastrand and interstrand crosslinks in cells exposed to the drug. DNA reactivity has been correlated with cytotoxicity.
INDICATION
Carboplatin is an antineoplastic. It works by disrupting the cell growth of cancer cells, which helps you fight cancer.
It is used in ovarian cancer, advanced bladder, Head & neck cancer.