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Definition von paclitaxel im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A particular drug used in chemotherapy
- A chemotherapeutic drug extracted from the yew tree and used for the treatment of solid tumors Taxol is an experimental treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma It works by inhibiting cell division and has a long list of side effects, in particular bone marrow suppression (resulting in neutropenia)
- a drug derived from the yew tree that is used to treat certain types of cancer (e g , ovarian cancer) Paclitaxel works by inhibiting cell division, and is under study for the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma
- An agent used in cancer chemotherapy that binds to microtubules promoting the assembly of tubulin sub-units to inappropriate structures which ultimately leads to cell death