Carboplatin - KAR-boe-pla-tin belongs to the group of medication known as alkylating agents. It is using to treat cancer of the ovaries. It may also be using to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your family doctor.
Carboplatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which eventually are destroyed. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be effected by carboplatin, other effects also will occur. Some of these may be serious and must be reported to your family doctor. Other effects may not be serious but may cause concern. Some effects may not occur until months or years after the drug is using.
Before you begin treat with carboplatin, you and your family doctor must talk about the good this drug will do as well as the chance of using it.
Carboplatin is to be aplaying only by or under the immediate supervision of your family doctor. It is available in the following dosage form:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
In Canada