Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic agent marketed under the brand name Taxol among others. Used as a treatment for various cancers, paclitaxel is a mitotic inhibitor that was first isolated in 1971 from the bark of the Pacific yew tree which contains endophytic fungi that synthesize paclitaxel. It is available as an intravenous solution for injection and the newer formulation contains albumin-bound paclitaxel marketed under the brand name Abraxane.
Used in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma and cancer of the lung, ovarian, and breast. Abraxane® is specfically indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
RWJBarnabas Health - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
ICESP - INSTITUTO DO CÂNCER DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO ( Site 2300), São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille ( Site 1100), Lille, Nord, France
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest - Hôpital Morvan ( Site 1104), Brest, Finistere, France
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Fujian cancer hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Clínica UC San Carlos de Apoquindo ( Site 4405), Santiago, Region M. De Santiago, Chile
IRCCS - Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori"-Oncologia Medica ( Site 32, Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung ( Site 4003), Kaohsiung Niao Sung Dist, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DFCI, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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