The drug release system constituted by hydroxyapatite and cisplatin was tested in rats for local and systemic drug release. The side effects to treatment were: anorexia, diarrhea, epistaxe e cutaneous necrose in the implantation bed; 45% animals of test group died by treatment intoxication. Serum, renal, hepatic and muscular tissues samples were collected for cisplatin analysis of all animals that received implants, showing system's kinetics.
Cisplatin; Hydroxyapatite; Rats
