Question 1

what exactly is the drug taxol (paclitaxel) used for?

Accepted Answer

Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a widely used  chemotherapy drug for breast, lung, head/neck, esophageal cancers.

Question 2

what is the success rate for the drug taxol (paclitaxel) in cancer?

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Taxol (paclitaxel): It depends on what cancer you are treating, you have to be more specific with your question.

Question 3

i had a severe reaction on my third treatment of taxol. can this be prevented while on this chemo drug?

Accepted Answer

Reaction : They may be able to reduce the dose of the drug to decrease your reaction and then gradually increase. However the only person to deal with this is your oncologist. Good Luck

Question 4

what is the half life of taxol & carboplastin?

Accepted Answer

Half lives: For Taxol, the half-life is dependent upon the length of the infusion. If it is a three hour infusion, the half-life is approximately 24 hours, but for a 24 hour infusion, it is about 52 hours. For carboplatin, the retention half life can be as much as 30 hours. Hope that helps.

Question 5

what is taxol (paclitaxel) used for?

Accepted Answer

Taxol (paclitaxel): taxol (paclitaxel) is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug

Question 6

what exactly is paclitaxel (onxol, taxol)?

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Drug from a tree: Taxol is a chemotherapy drug used commonly to treat breast cancer. It's generic name is paclitaxel. It is also used to treat ovarian, lung, prostate, bladder, melanoma, esophageal cancer and other solid tumor cancers. It is made fromthe pacific yew tree bark. It works by preventing the cancer cells from dividing and therefore stops their growth.

Question 7

who should not use taxol (paclitaxel)?

Accepted Answer

Taxol (paclitaxel): TAXOL (paclitaxel) is contraindicated in patients who have a history of hypersensitivity reactions to TAXOL (paclitaxel) or other drugs formulated in Cremophor® EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil). TAXOL (paclitaxel) should not be used in patients with solid tumors who have baseline neutrophil counts of

Question 8

what exactly does taxol (paclitaxel) affect?

Accepted Answer

Stops cell division.: In order to grow and spread, cancer cells need to divide and make copies of themselves.  In order to divide and make copies of itself, the cell must prepare by organizing a kind of internal scaffolding, called microtubules.  Taxol (paclitaxel) works by preventing the microtubules from functioning properly.  Consequently, the cells can't divide properly and cancer growth is slowed.

Question 9

what is taxol (paclitaxel) typically used for?

Accepted Answer

Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a very effective chemotherapeutic drug for the treatment of some forms of breast and ovarian cancer.

Question 10

does taxol (paclitaxel) stabilize microtubules?

Accepted Answer

Taxol (paclitaxel): Yes. You can read about this "Insights into the mechanism of microtubule stabilization by Taxol"  See:  http://www.pnas.org/content/103/27/10166.full

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