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Name

Paclitaxel

Alternate Names

BMS-181339-01
BMY-45622
Taxol

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Mitotic inhibitor
plant alkaloid
Taxane

NSC Number

125973
673089

Primary Site

breast
Gastric
head & neck cancer
Kaposi's sarcoma
non-small cell lung cancers
ovarian

Histology

None

Remarks

Phase I (gastric) FDA approved uses on breast, ovarian, non-small cell lung cancers, and Kaposi's sarcoma. Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Coding

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