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Light-Activated Platinum: A New Approach to Cancer Chemotherapy

A novel new drug uses an inactive platinum compound to target cancer cells
Posted on February 19, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

A Ph.D. student working with the Monash Warwick Alliance has made a pioneering discovery about a prospective new cancer drug. The platinum-based compound goes by the chemical name trans,trans,trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(py)2], and was developed by a research group led by Professor Peter … Continue reading →

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