Till now chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer, especially carcinomas, is not satisfying as the therapeutic effects are very limited and the side effects are very severe. The latter is due to the fact that highly toxic substances are used, which damage not only the cancer cells but the other cells of
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to certain novel 1,2-diaminocyclohexane platinum complexes and their use in the treatment of tumors.
Recently, certain platinum complexes have been shown by Rosenberg, et al. and others to be highly active anti-tumor agents (see U.S. Pat.