platinum resistant cancer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006737",
  "term": "platinum resistant cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that responds at first to treatment with drugs that contain the metal platinum, such as cisplatin and carboplatin, but then comes back within a certain period. For example, ovarian cancer that comes back within 6 months after treatment is considered platinum resistant. Knowing whether cancer is platinum resistant may help plan further treatment.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/platinum-resistant-cancer/"
}