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Docetaxel (DTX or DXL), sold under the brand name Taxotere among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. [6] This includes breast cancer, head and neck cancer, stomach cancer, prostate cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer. [7]
TCH is a chemotherapy regimen consisting of Taxotere (docetaxel), carboplatin and Herceptin (trastuzumab), which is used to treat breast cancer. References
2) Taxanes, including paclitaxel (and protein-bound pactiltaxel e.g. abraxane), docetaxel, and cabazitaxel, are used to treat ovarian, breast, non-small cell lung, and prostate cancers. [3] These drugs interfere with the normal cycling of microtubule depolymerization and repolymerization in small diameter sensory fibers to create sensory ...
By conducting a meta-analysis of four large breast cancer trials including nearly 3,000 patients, the researchers have discovered that an abnormality on chromosome 17, called CEP17, is associated with a worse outcome for patients, but also that its presence is a highly significant indicator that the tumor will respond to anthracyclines.
Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines are associated with a reduced risk of dementia, a new systematic review suggests.
This is the first class of non-opioid pain medication approved to treat moderate to severe acute pain approved by the FDA in more than 20 years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ...
About 80 million Americans fill prescriptions each year for medications to treat new instances of moderate to severe pain, according to a study by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the company that ...
Paclitaxel (Taxol) and docetaxel (Taxotere) are widely used as chemotherapy agents. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Cabazitaxel was FDA approved to treat hormone-refractory prostate cancer . Taxanes present difficulties in formulation as medicines because they are poorly soluble in water.