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A phase II trial with docetaxel (Taxotere) in second line treatment with chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer. A study of the EORTC Early Clinical Trials Group.

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BACKGROUND Docetaxel, a semisynthetic analog of paclitaxel, made for the needles of the European yew, Taxus baccata, is a potentially important chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. METHODS In a phase II study patients with advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer and bidimensionally

[Significance of docetaxel in the chemotherapy of hormone-refractory prostate cancer].

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Docetaxel (Taxotere) is a taxoid derived from the European yew tree, taxus baccata. In 4 phase-II studies docetaxel has important single agent activity with an overall prostate-specific antigen response rate of 42% in hormone refractory prostate cancer. Other phase-II studies suggest that the

[Current approaches in the medical treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma].

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Ovarian cancer is most frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage. In recent years there has been intense interest in the chemotherapy of this disease. About cisplatin, the most active agent in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer, some questions are only partially answered, as the optimal dose,

Docetaxel: a new active agent in the therapy of metastatic breast cancer.

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Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, accounting for about 18% of female cancers, and over half a million new cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. Its incidence increases with age and is currently rising. Although the increased availability of screening programs has allowed

A late phase II study of RP56976 (docetaxel) in patients with advanced or recurrent breast cancer.

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A late phase II clinical trial of RP56976 (docetaxel), derived from Taxus baccata was performed to evaluate anti-tumour activity, time to progression and clinical toxicity in patients with advanced or recurrent breast cancer. The patients, between 15 and 80 years old with performance status (PS) of

Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of taxotere (RP 56976) administered as a 24-hour infusion.

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N-Debenzoyl-N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-10-deacytyl taxol (Taxotere, RP 56976) is a semisynthetic analogue of taxol, prepared from a noncytotoxic precursor extracted from the needles of the European yew tree (Taxus baccata L.). It has a broad spectrum of antitumor activity against a variety of

Preclinical evaluation of docetaxel (Taxotere).

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Progress in cancer chemotherapy has been made owing to the discovery and development of drugs that have new structures, new mechanisms of action, and high levels of experimental antitumor activity. Docetaxel (Taxotere; Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France) is prepared by semisynthesis from

Docetaxel (taxotere) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

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Docetaxel is a new semi-synthetic anticancer agent derived from bacatin III of the needles of the European yew Taxus baccata. Docetaxel has a novel mechanism of action since it binds to tubulin inducing its polymerization and promoting stable microtubule formation. Several differences exist between

Docetaxel (Taxotere) in combination: a step forward.

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Docetaxel (Taxotere; Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France) is a hemisynthetic derivative from European yew that inhibits tubulin depolymerization and enhances the formation of microtubule bundle aggregates, causing cell death. Activity against a variety of tumor types has been reported. Single-agent

Current status of Taxotere (docetaxel) as a new treatment in breast cancer.

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Therapy for advanced breast cancer has not improved significantly in recent years, remaining strictly palliative in nature and intent. One approach to increase the effectiveness of the treatment is the introduction of active new drugs. Taxotere (docetaxel) is a taxoid derivative isolated from the

Phase II trial of docetaxel (Taxotere) in metastatic colorectal carcinoma.

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BACKGROUND Docetaxel (Taxotere) is prepared from a noncytotoxic precursor extracted from the needles of the Taxus baccata. Preclinical investigations have demonstrated that docetaxel is very active in colon adenocarcinoma murine models. Phase I studies revealed granulocytopenia to be the

Benefit risk assessment and update on the use of docetaxel in the management of breast cancer.

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The objective of this paper is to review the data supporting the use of docetaxel in the treatment of breast cancer, focusing on pharmacokinetics, efficacy in adjuvant and metastatic trials alone and in combination with chemotherapeutic and targeted agents, and the toxicity of docetaxel in

Production of the anticancer drug taxol by the endophytic fungus Epicoccum nigrum TXB502: enhanced production by gamma irradiation mutagenesis and immobilization technique

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Taxol, a phyto-extracted diterpenoid, is the most commercially needed drug in cancer chemotherapy. In spite of the microbial production of taxol being successful and prospective, the reported yields are still not sufficient for large-scale production. Thus, the discovery of new taxol-producing

Update on taxane development: new analogs and new formulations.

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The taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel) represent an important class of antineoplastic agents that interfere with microtubule function leading to altered mitosis and cellular death. Paclitaxel (Taxol(®)) was originally extracted from a yew tree (Taxus spp., Taxaceae) a small slow-growing evergreen,

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