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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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adducts in proteins and therefore act as platinum-reservoirs. Finally, the remaining<br />

platinum compounds probably are excreted from the cell via the Golgi apparatus, a<br />

process that also brings about cell detoxification. 56,57<br />

1.3.3 New and “Non-classical” <strong>Platinum</strong> <strong>Complexes</strong><br />

In an effort to overcome the resistance and reduce the toxicity <strong>of</strong> cisplatin, novel<br />

platinum complexes have been designed and synthesised. These include “second<br />

generation platinum drugs” with improved toxicological pr<strong>of</strong>iles and “third generation<br />

drugs” that have the advantages <strong>of</strong> overcoming cisplatin resistance and convenience <strong>of</strong><br />

drug delivery and administration.<br />

1.3.3.1 Second Generation Cisplatin Analogues<br />

Carboplatin (cis-diammine-1,1’-cyclobutanedicarboxylatoplatinate(<strong>II</strong>)) was developed<br />

on the hypothesis that altering the leaving group could change the toxicity <strong>of</strong> the<br />

platinum drug. As an example <strong>of</strong> the second generation platinum anti-tumour<br />

compound, it still carries primary amines as the inert ligand and a more stable (1,1’-<br />

cyclobutanedicarboxylate) leaving group that slows down the hydrolytic activation. The<br />

cyclobutanedicarboxylate ligand confers a 17-fold increase in solubility in water and a<br />

moderate rate <strong>of</strong> hydrolysis (10 -8 s -1) compared to cisplatin (10 -5 s -1). 58,59 Such<br />

properties confer to the drug the following effects:<br />

longer circulation lifetime in the body due to its improved stability,<br />

reduced toxicity as a result <strong>of</strong> the decreased rate <strong>of</strong> competitive binding to<br />

plasma proteins, glutathione and other platinum deactivating biomolecules,<br />

due to lower reactivity, a higher dosage <strong>of</strong> up to 2000 mg d -1 can be<br />

administered.<br />

Carboplatin is successful in the treatment <strong>of</strong> ovarian cancer, but is unable to overcome<br />

cisplatin-acquired resistance.<br />

Oxaliplatin [oxalato-1,2-diaminocyclohexaneplatinum(<strong>II</strong>)] (figure 1.1) is most effective<br />

in the treatment <strong>of</strong> colon cancer, a type <strong>of</strong> cancer that is insensitive to cisplatin and<br />

carboplatin treatments. It was developed and first used as an anti-cancer drug in France<br />

in 1996. The oxalate leaving group enhances its aqueous solubility and also slows down<br />

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