nedaplatin nedaplatin nedaplatin (inn, marketed under the tradename aqupla) is a platinum-based antineoplastic drug which is used for cancer chemotherapy. the complex consists of two ammine ligands and the dianion derived from glycolic acid. nedaplatinclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesroutes ofadministrationivatc codenonelegal statuslegal status in general: ℞ (prescription only) identifiers iupac name diammineplatinum cas number95734-82-0 ypubchem cid9796440chemspider7972206unii8uq3w6jxankeggd01416 ycomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid8046878 chemical and physical dataformulac2h8n2o3ptmolar mass303.181 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive imagecoordination form: interactive image smiles c(c(=o)).n.n.coordination form: o=c1o()()oc1 inchi inchi=1s/c2h3o3.2h3n.pt/c3-1-2(4)5;;;/h1h2,(h,4,5);2*1h3;/q-1;;;+2/p-1key:gyavmudjchaase-uhfffaoysa-m (verify) platinum-based drugs are widely employed as antineoplastic agents, especially cisplatin and carboplatin. due to issues of their toxicity and number of cisplatin-resistant cancer cells, other platinum derivatives have been developed. nedaplatin is one example of such new drugs.