Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Paclitaxel

Aka: Taxol

Plant based taxane molecule used for breast cancer.  Also used in lung, H&N ca.
- binds tubules of cells and prevents rapidly proliferating cells from replicating

Myelosuppression (neutropenia) predominates and is usually dose-limiting.

Other common less severe SE:
- mucositis, peripheral neuropathy, cardiac SE (HTN, hypotn, arrythmias), alopecia

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