“…Cisplatin and other platinum-based anticancer drugs are widely used to treat cancer, including testicular, head and neck, prostate, ovarian, breast, and lung. , Acquired resistance and unpleasant side effects, however, have prompted the investigation of Pt(IV) complexes as an alternative for safer and more effective delivery of platinum. − Many octahedral Pt(IV) prodrugs have been reported with axial ligands designed to optimize physical, redox, and/or pharmacokinetic properties. − Nevertheless, owing to their suboptimal efficacy, only a few Pt(IV) compounds have entered, or are under consideration for, clinical trials. ,, A better understanding of their molecular mechanisms of action is necessary in order to generate potent Pt(IV) complexes with improved clinical outcomes.…”