taxus brevifolia/myalgia

Paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ), a novel antitubulin agent derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, may be one of the most active single agents in our chemotherapy armamentarium. Concern over acute hypersensitivity reactions has resulted in an administration

Paclitaxel and docetaxel are antineoplastic drugs derived from the yew tree, Taxus brevifolia. They are the members of the taxane family and act by inhibiting mitotic activity due to the suppression of microtubule depolymerization. They are used in the treatment of ovarian cancer, breast cancer,

Paclitaxel, a compound derived from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, is an antimitotic cytotoxic agent with a mechanism of action different from other antimitotics such as vincristine and vinblastine. Instead of causing disassembly of microtubules, paclitaxel forms extremely stable and

Paclitaxel is a plant product isolated from the bark of the Western yew (Taxus brevifolia) that promotes the formation and stabilization of microtubules. This leads to growth arrest in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Paclitaxel has demonstrated significant antineoplastic activity in different

Paclitaxel (Taxol), the prototype of a new class of plant-derived antineoplastic compounds, is a natural product isolated from the Pacific yew. Docetaxel (Taxotere) is a hemisynthetic product derived from the European yew. These agents share a unique mechanism of cytotoxic action by promoting

Taxol is a novel taxane derivative obtained from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, which has demonstrated substantial antitumor activity in early clinical trials. Intensive research efforts were necessary to overcome both supply problems and hypersensitivity reactions to the drug and