Taxol
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Taxol
(Other name for: paclitaxel)Taxoprexin
(Other name for: DHA-paclitaxel)Taxol
(Other name for: paclitaxel)
paclitaxel
First line ovarian cancer with 3 hour infusion.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Jun 20 2000
paclitaxel
For first-line therapy for the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the ovary in combination with cisplatin.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Apr 09 1998
paclitaxel
For the adjuvant treatment of node-positive breast cancer administered sequentially to standard doxorubicin-containing combination therapy.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Oct 25 1999
paclitaxel
for use in combination with cisplatin, for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Jun 30 1998
paclitaxel
New dosing regimen for patients who have failed initial or subsequent chemotherapy for metastatic carcinoma of the ovary
Bristol-Myers Squibb Jun 22 1994
paclitaxel
second line therapy for AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Aug 04 1997
paclitaxel
Treatment of breast cancer after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Prior therapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Apr 13 1994
paclitaxel
Treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the ovary after failure of first-line or subsequent chemotherapy.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Dec 29 1992
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Gemzar®/Paraplatin® Followed by Taxol®/Paraplatin® as Initial ... Mar 28, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), Gynecologic Oncology, the chemotherapy regimen consisting of Gemzar® (gemcitabine) plus Paraplatin® (carboplatin) followed by Taxol® (paclitaxel) plus ...
Tweaking Taxol points way to a greener, more productive future Mar 24, 2006
MSU Today, ...– As the effective cancer-treatment drug Taxol enters its next ... “This attempt is a green chemistry approach to produce more potent versions of Taxol.�. ...
Tweaking Taxol Points Way To A Greener, More Productive Future Mar 28, 2006
Medical News Today (press release), As the effective cancer-treatment drug Taxol enters its next generation, Michigan State University announces discoveries which point to both environmentally ...
Faculty strives to improve anti-cancer drug Mar 28, 2006
MSU State News, MSU Assistant Professor Kevin Walker is heading up research to develop a biosynthetic way of producing the drug Taxol — a popular anti-cancer agent — and ...
Taiwan works to up Taxol production Mar 15, 2006
eTaiwan News, ...in transplanting plant hormones into Taiwan yew cells in hopes it will accelerate the growth of the trees used to produce the valuable anti-cancer drug Taxol. ...
Taxol® and Paraplatin® Superior to Novantrone® for Hormone ... Mar 10, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), According to an article recently published in the journal Urology, treatment consisting of Taxol® (paclitaxel) and Paraplatin® (carboplatin) provides ...
Taxol® and Paraplatin® Superior to Novantrone® for Hormone ... Mar 10, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers from France have reported that the combination of Taxol (paclitaxel) and Paraplatin (carboplatin) is superior to Novantrone (mitoxantrone) for the ...
Opponents help one another after accident Mar 28, 2006
Central Michigan Life, Michigan State University announced discoveries that point to environmentally friendly ways to produce more of the cancer-treatment drug Taxol, according to www ...
Tweaking Taxol Points Way to a Greener, More Productive Future Mar 24, 2006
AScribe EAST LANSING, Mich., March 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the effective cancer-treatment drug Taxol enters its next generation, Michigan State University ...
Tweaking Taxol points way to a greener, more productive future Mar 24, 2006
MSU Today, March 24, 2006 - As the effective cancer-treatment drug Taxol enters its next generation, MSU has announced discoveries which point to both environmentally ...
Sanofi-Aventis: Taxotere fighting to maintain blockbuster status Mar 29, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business Review Indeed, given that Bristol-Myers Squibb is not undertaking further expansion of indications for Taxol, Taxotere is presented with the opportunity to remain the ...
Oncologists Jumped Gun on Taxanes After Oral Presentation Mar 17, 2006
MedPage Today, The CALGB 9344 results reported in 1988 showed that adjuvant Taxol (paclitaxel) significantly improved survival for women with lymph-node-positive breast cancer ...
SD Pharmaceuticals Inc. Reports Positive Efficacy Data on Its Non ... Mar 24, 2006
Genetic Engineering News, ...model of human ovarian cancer (SK-OV-3 cell line), a very favorable toxicity profile and a lack of immunogenicity compared to the existing Taxol(TM) formulation ...
Paclitaxel Combined With Bevacizumab Prolongs Progression Free ... Mar 25, 2006
Medical News Today (press release), ...clinical trial for patients with breast cancer show that those who received bevacizumab (Avastin®) in combination with paclitaxel (Taxol®) survived without ...
Updated Guidelines for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer Mar 27, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...the following chemotherapy regimens were added as treatment options: Gemzar® (gemcitabine)/Paraplatin® (carboplatin) and Paraplatin/Taxol® (paclitaxel). ...
Drug can double breast cancer survival Mar 23, 2006
Daily Mail - UK, When doctors combined the drug with the chemotherapy treatment Taxol they found the cancer was stable for 11.4 months in women who received the drug combo ...
Avastin helps breast cancer patients: study Mar 22, 2006
Reuters When doctors combined the drug with the chemotherapy treatment Taxol in a study of 722 patients they found the cancer was stable for 11.4 months in women who ...
New breast cancer treatment 'can double life expectancy' Mar 22, 2006
Telegraph.co.uk, The patients received either the chemotherapy drug Taxol or a combination of Taxol and Avastin, which is licensed for advanced bowel cancer. ...
Breast cancer drug cocktail hope Mar 23, 2006
BBC News, Taking Avastin, already used to treat bowel cancer, with the chemo drug Taxol led to women surviving months longer than when just taking Taxol. ...
New skirmishes in the war on cancer Mar 22, 2006
Ars Technica, The new data is the result of a clinical trial which compared the use of the standard breast cancer treatment, Taxol, to using Taxol and a blood vessel ...
New drug fights breast cancer better Mar 23, 2006
What is the Word, The doctors studied a sample of 722 patients; in a section of the sample that was administered a combination of Taxol (a regular chemotherapy drug) and Avastin ...
Drug hope for breast cancer sufferers Mar 23, 2006
Glasgow Evening Times, A study found combining the bowel cancer treatment drug Avastin with the chemotherapy drug Taxol can keep breast cancer under control for almost twice as long ...
Study shows Genentech drug helps slow breast cancer Mar 24, 2006
Bizjournals.com, Researchers in South Bend, Ind., reported Wednesday that a study combining Avastin with Taxol, a chemotherapy drug, showed positive results. ...
Attorney General Seeks Applicants for Grants -Antitrust Settlement Mar 21, 2006
Community Dispatch (press release) ...pharmaceutical manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb (Bristol) for allegedly denying consumers access to cheaper, generic versions of its cancer-fighting drug Taxol ...
Early, Unproven Findings Changing Doctors' Practice Mar 14, 2006
Forbes ...for American women, the completed study -- published years later in a medical journal -- ended up confirming the effectiveness of the drug Taxol against a ...
Mother Nature's pharmacy Mar 4, 2006
Jerusalem Post, As a result of her work, a drug named Taxol was developed, and over one million people with breast, ovarian, head & neck and non-small-cell lung cancer have ...
ACC: Taxus Stent Beats Radiation for Treating InStent Restenosis Mar 12, 2006
MedPage Today, ATLANTA, March 12 - Putting the Taxus Taxol (paclitaxel)-eluting stent within a failed bare-metal stent beats vascular brachytherapy at preventing restenosis ...
Study: Doctors embraced breast-cancer findings too quickly Mar 15, 2006
Orlando Sentinel, The short version is this: Doctors at a 1998 cancer meeting learned about promising - though preliminary - results on a breast-cancer drug called Taxol. ...
Avaricious In Germany Mar 24, 2006
Forbes Among Schering's pipeline drugs are a new formulation of Taxol, for breast cancer, and a drug co-developed with Novartis that was hoped to be a pill version of ...
UPDATE 2-Sanofi's Taxotere wins backing for approval Mar 24, 2006
Reuters ..."This extension, confirms the possible commercial potential of the product because of increased differentiation compared with generics of Taxol launched in 2003 ...
World's 10 Best-Selling Drugs Mar 27, 2006
Wired News Many of them, he notes, came from Japanese companies, like cholesterol pill Pravachol, or academia, like the cancer drug Taxol. ...
Development threatens Puerto Rican rain forest Mar 26, 2006
Contra Costa Times, Those drugs, including taxol, have proved effective in treating breast and ovarian cancer in millions of women around the world. ...
Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung ... Mar 16, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...with limited small cell lung cancer (SCLC) following concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy with Paraplatin® (carboplatin), Taxol® (paclitaxel) and Vepesid ...
Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung ... Mar 16, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), According to an article recently published in the British Journal of Cancer, chemotherapy including Paraplatin® (carboplatin), Taxol® (paclitaxel), and ...
Sonus Pharmaceuticals Highlights 2005 Progress and Reports Fourth ... Mar 16, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release), The FDA agreed that a head-to-head comparison of TOCOSOL Paclitaxel and Taxol(R) would be appropriate, if properly conducted and analyzed, to serve as the ...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Sonus Pharmaceuticals Highlights 2005 ... Mar 16, 2006
International News Service, The FDA agreed that a head-to-head comparison. New Drug Application with a single Phase 3 trial. TOCOSOL Paclitaxel or Taxol given weekly. The primary endpoint. ...
Health Center dental invention ‘changed the world’ Mar 17, 2006
UConn Advance, These innovations include Honeycrisp apples, Google, the V-chip, nicotine patches, and Taxol, all of which have become household names. ...
CANCER Experts to launch UK trials Mar 23, 2006
Glasgow Daily Record, Charity Breast Cancer Care welcomed the findings on using bowel cancer drug Avastin and chemotherapy drug Taxol but said more tests were needed before it was ...
Paclitaxel-Bevacizumab Combination Prolongs Progression-Free ... Mar 23, 2006
DG News ...with advanced breast cancer have a significantly longer progression-free survival when bevacizumab (Avastin) is added to their paclitaxel (Taxol), according to ...
Stent Repair: Coated replacements better than radiation Mar 17, 2006
Science News Only 9 percent and 11 percent of stents laced with the drugs sirolimus (Rapamycin) and paclitaxel (Taxol), respectively, needed to be reopened during the two 9 ...
Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor Effective for Kaposi’s ... Mar 22, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...than doxorubicin. Both Taxotere® (docetaxel) and Taxol® have significant activity in recurrent Kaposi’s sarcoma. Matrix metalloproteinases ...
Taxotere®/Platinol®/Herceptin® Effective in Locally Advanced ... Mar 22, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), Herceptin is currently approved for the treatment of HER2-positive, metastatic breast cancer with the chemotherapy agent Taxol® (paclitaxel), or as a single ...
GPC Biotech Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2005 Mar 14, 2006
PR Newswire (press release), FDA * Start of Phase 2 trial evaluating satraplatin in patients with metastatic breast cancer * Start of Phase 2 trial evaluating satraplatin plus Taxol(R) in ...
Sonus Pharmaceuticals to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 ... Mar 3, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release), ASCO) 2005 annual meeting, TOCOSOL Paclitaxel delivers nearly 70 percent higher exposure to unbound paclitaxel than an equivalent dose of Taxol(R). When used ...
Schering Cuts Angeliq Sales Forecast; Shares Fall (Update1) Mar 10, 2006
Bloomberg Peak sales of the cancer drug Tocosol, which is a new version of Taxol, the world's best selling cancer medicine, should reach more than 250 million euros, the ...
A cancer drug's big price rise disturbs doctors and patients Mar 12, 2006
International Herald Tribune, ...treatments. In 1992, Bristol-Myers Squibb faced protests for its plans to charge $4,000 a year for Taxol, a breast cancer treatment. ...
Ohio consumers deserve better vs. prescription drug overpricing Mar 7, 2006
Cincinnati Enquirer, ...allergy medication. • We sent more than $2 million to Ohio agencies for their overpayments for the anti-cancer drug Taxol. The ...
FDA advisers reject Lilly cancer drug Mar 14, 2006
Trade Arabia, Bristol-Myers Squibb's cancer drug Taxol, sold generically as paclitaxel, has been shown to boost overall cancer survival when used with carboplatin, he said.
NCCN Announces Important Updates to Ovarian Cancer Clinical ... Mar 6, 2006
Genetic Engineering News, The regimens include gemcitabine (Gemzar, Lilly)/carboplatin (Paraplatin, Bristol Myers-Squibb) and carboplatin/paclitaxel (Taxol, Bristol Myers-Squibb). ...
US Advisers Against New Indication for Gemzar Mar 15, 2006
Cancerpage.com, ...told panelists. Taxol (paclitaxel) has been shown to boost overall cancer survival when used with carboplatin, he said. "Reuters ...
Tumeric's healing powers studied Mar 7, 2006
Jackson Clarion Ledger, One 2004 study with mice showed that adding curcumin to Taxol, or paclitaxel, a commonly prescribed chemotherapy for breast cancer, enhances the drug, making ...
Full Text Mar 9, 2006
Science Magazine (subscription) ...fold is found in terpenoid cyclases that generate smaller hydrocarbon products in the biosynthesis of menthol and the anticancer drug paclitaxel (taxol) (11). ...
On the move, March 2 Mar 1, 2006
Rocky Mountain News, Attorney General John Suthers announced that The Children's Hospital Foundation has been awarded $71,094 - Colorado's portion of the Taxol Antitrust Litigation ...
CancerVax Files IND for Novel Anti-Angiogenic Antibody D93 Mar 1, 2006
Market Wire (press release) Administering D93 with Taxol® (paclitaxel) has been demonstrated to inhibit tumor growth in animal models of human breast cancer better than either treatment ...
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. CEO Talks About Lung Cancer Treatments for ... Mar 9, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release), XYOTAX (paclitaxel poliglumex) is a biologically-enhanced chemotherapeutic that links paclitaxel, the active ingredient in Taxol(R), to a biodegradable ...
Addition of Ellence® to Standard Chemotherapy Does Not Improve ... Mar 2, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...the addition of the chemotherapy agent Ellence® (epirubicin) to the standard chemotherapy regimen of Paraplatin® (carboplatin) and Taxol® (paclitaxel) does ...
CancerVax Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 ... Mar 15, 2006
Market Wire (press release) In addition, in a human breast cancer model in mice, the combination of D93 therapy with Taxol® (paclitaxel) resulted in a greater inhibition of tumor growth ...
OU inventions bring in record amount Feb 27, 2006
OregonLive.com, ...in 2004 earned more than $14 million in technology returns, mostly from its patent on a method to synthesize the cancer-fighting drug taxol, which formerly had ...
UO research revenue jumps Feb 26, 2006
The Register-Guard, ...in 2004 earned $14.3 million in technology returns thanks in large part to a patent on a method to synthesize the cancer-fighting drug taxol, which formerly ...
At the Crossroads of Medicine and Money Feb 26, 2006
Los Angeles Times, ...that led to its approval for advanced breast cancer in January 2005, Abraxane shrank more tumors and extended patients' lives longer than Taxol, Bristol-Myers ...
Patients turn to Internet to battle illness Feb 26, 2006
Buffalo News, ...patient, Morrissey is taking Avastin, a drug that limits the growth of cancer cells by stopping the production of new blood vessels, and Taxol, a traditional ...
Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Safe and Effective; Particularly for ... 21 Dec 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Patients received the study drugs Adriamycin® (doxorubicin), Taxol® (paclitaxel), and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide), either concurrently, or sequentially in ...
Judge orders mediation in FSU chemistry building dispute Dec 19, 2005
Bradenton Herald, Holton has earned $140 million and Florida State $210 million from his development of synthetic Taxol, a drug used by millions of patients. ...
Taxotere® Vs. Taxol® in Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer Dec 14, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Taxotere® (docetaxel) and Taxol® (paclitaxel) produce similar outcomes when given after Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide) in the ...
Taxol reduces breast cancer recurrence Dec 15, 2005
myDNA.com, New research finds that the cancer drug Taxol (paclitaxel), in conjunction with more concise chemotherapy periods, offers an increased chance of breast cancer ...
Taxotere® and Taxol® Produce Same Results Following AC in ... Dec 15, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Group G (CALGB) and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) recently reported results that both Taxotere (docetaxel) and Taxol (paclitaxel) following ...
SABCS: Shorter Chemotherapy Regimen Plus Taxol Reduces Breast ... Dec 12, 2005
MedPage Today, SAN ANTONIO, Dec 12 - A shorter standard adjuvant chemotherapy regimen, augmented by weekly doses of Taxol (paclitaxel), led to a 37% reduction in the relative ...
Pivotal Trial to Evaluate Comparative Effectiveness of XYOTAX to ... Dec 6, 2005
PharmaLive.com (press release), XYOTAX (paclitaxel poliglumex) is a biologically-enhanced chemotherapeutic that links paclitaxel, the active ingredient in Taxol(R), to a biodegradable ...
Addition of Taxol® to Chemotherapy Combination Improves Survival ... Nov 29, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), According to a recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the addition of the chemotherapy agent Taxol® (paclitaxel) to Platinol ...
Symptoms and signs of an acute myocardial ischemia caused by ... Dec 16, 2005
HeartZine, Introduction: Paclitaxel (Taxol) is an anticancer agent used for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancer. The major side effects ...
Updated Results from Phase III Trial Evaluating Addition of ... Dec 9, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Oncology Group (ECOG) recently reported updated results from the E2100 Trial in which the addition of Avastin (bevacizumab) to Taxol® (paclitaxel) was ...
Curcumin halts spread of breast cancer in mice Dec 6, 2005
Xagena.it, ...natural substance not only repelled progression of the disease to the lungs, but also appeared to reverse the effects of Paclitaxel ( Taxol ), a commonly ...
SABCS: No Differences Found In Taxane Treatment Results Dec 9, 2005
MedPage Today, Details of the 4,988-woman Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group E1199 study comparing Taxotere (docetaxel) and Taxol (paclitaxel) were released early at the San ...
Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Safe and Effective—Particularly for ... Dec 13, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Patients were first randomly assigned to receive concurrent Adriamycin® (doxorubicin), Taxol® (paclitaxel), and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide) or concurrent ...
Highlights of rising and falling US stocks Dec 20, 2005
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) ...million from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) to settle a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices over Xechem's plan to bring a generic version of Taxol to the ...
Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Tuesday, December 20, 2005 ... Dec 20, 2005
Market Wire (press release) ...practices relating to Xechem's efforts to manufacture and bring to market the drug paclitaxel, a generic equivalent of Bristol's cancer drug, TAXOL®. ...
News & Notes Dec 19, 2005
St. Petersburg Times, A judge has ordered mediation in a lawsuit between Florida State University and professor Robert Holton, who developed a synthetic form of the cancer drug Taxol ...
Xechem Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Bristol-Meyers Squibb for ... Dec 20, 2005
Genetic Engineering News, ...practices relating to Xechem's efforts to manufacture and bring to market the drug paclitaxel, a generic equivalent of Bristol's cancer drug, TAXOL(R). Similar ...
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Start of Phase 2 Trial ... Dec 9, 2005
Yahoo! News (press release) ...announced the opening of accrual of a Phase 2 study evaluating the Company's lead drug candidate, satraplatin, in combination with Taxol® (paclitaxel) as a ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb: $1 billion cost savings by 2008 Dec 14, 2005
Pharmaceutical Business Review ...revenues because of a shift in its product mix - from selling a high proportion of blockbuster drugs, such as Glucophage (metformin) and Taxol (paclitaxel), to ...
FSU and the mad scientist Dec 13, 2005
St. Petersburg Times, ...has its roots in the largesse that accrued to FSU as a result of Holton's discovery in the early 1990s of a synthetic version of the chemotherapy drug Taxol. ...
GPC Biotech Announces Start of Phase 2 Trial Evaluating ... Dec 9, 2005
Market Wire (press release) NASDAQ: GPCB) today announced that a Phase 2 study evaluating the Company's lead drug candidate, satraplatin, in combination with Taxol® (paclitaxel) as a ...
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Start of Phase 2 Trial ... Dec 9, 2005
PR Newswire (press release), Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee * Phase 2 study evaluating the Company's lead drug candidate, satraplatin, in combination with Taxol(R) IRVINE ...
Pivotal Trial to Evaluate Comparative Effectiveness of XYOTAX(TM) ... Dec 6, 2005
Yahoo! News (press release) XYOTAX (paclitaxel poliglumex) is a biologically-enhanced chemotherapeutic that links paclitaxel, the active ingredient in Taxol®, to a biodegradable ...
GPC Biotech starts phase II trial on Satraplatin to treat lung ... Dec 9, 2005
Forbes MARTINSRIED, Germany (AFX) - GPC Biotech AG said it has started a phase II trial to evaluate the Satraplatin drug, in combination with Taxol, as first-line ...
Jury convicts Crossville doctor of overcharging for chemo drugs Dec 13, 2005
Southern Standard, Moon also mixed partial doses of other chemotherapy drugs — including Taxol and Camptosar — herself and administered those doses to patients as if they ...
SABCS: Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Called Safe and Effective Dec 12, 2005
MedPage Today, The study drugs were Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Taxol (paclitaxel), and Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide). In the sequential arm, they were ...
Sonus drug effective in patient tests Dec 9, 2005
Bothell Herald, ...results. Tocosol paclitaxel contains the same active ingredient in Taxol, the world's biggest-selling drug to fight cancer. But ...
Health Updates Dec 6, 2005
Anchorage Daily News, The states sued Bristol, alleging that it used fraudulent means to delay lower-priced generic versions of the drug Taxol from entering the marketplace ...
Better Biotech Plants with Metabolomics Dec 5, 2005
Truth about Trade & Technology, For example, genetic engineers have been unable to make plants that produce high levels of Taxol, an anti-cancer compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree. ...
Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Found More Effective than Standard ... Dec 13, 2005
DG News ...one arm of the study patients received doxorubicin 60 mg/m 2 every 2 weeks over a 22-week period, cyclophosphamide over a 14 week period, and paclitaxel (Taxol ...
Assisting wife biggest job for Beverly Dec 17, 2005
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), ...off nausea and allergic reactions. Now the Taxol, which the Beverlys count on to fight her cancer, flows. Eric could draw the curtain ...
Tips to Make Numbers Your Best Friend Dec 6, 2005
BusinessJournalism.org ...instead: Although estimates vary, taxol costs about $22,000 an ounce. It takes 9,000 pounds of dry bark to produce a pound of taxol. ...
Doctor convicted of shorting patients of cancer drugs Dec 12, 2005
The Tennessean, She gave partial doses of the drugs Procrit, Taxol and Camptosar, which are used either to treat cancer or lessen chemotherapy side effects. ...
Pivotal Trial to Evaluate Comparative Effectiveness of XYOTAX(TM) ... Dec 6, 2005
PR Newswire (press release), About XYOTAX XYOTAX (paclitaxel poliglumex) is a biologically-enhanced chemotherapeutic that links paclitaxel, the active ingredient in Taxol(R), to a ...
Sonus Pharmaceuticals Presents Encouraging Phase 2 Efficacy and ... Dec 8, 2005
PharmaLive.com (press release), ASCO) 2005 annual meeting, TOCOSOL Paclitaxel delivers nearly 70 percent higher exposure to unbound paclitaxel than an equivalent dose of Taxol(R). When used ...
RTI International researcher among six honored with North Carolina ... Nov 23, 2005
Carolina Newswire (press release), Wani, in partnership with the late Dr. Monroe Wall, discovered two compounds – camptothecin and Taxol – which since 1992 have been instrumental in the ...
Alchemy at FSU Nov 21, 2005
Daytona Beach News-Journal, ...the university and its president and Robert Holton, the chemist who enriched himself and FSU through his patents on the synthetic cancer-fighting drug Taxol. ...
Path-breaking research: turmeric as a chemopreventive agent Nov 29, 2005
HappyNews.com, ...discovered that turmeric both prevents the spread of cancer to the lungs and also seemingly reverses the effects of paclitaxel (Taxol), the chemotherapy drug ...
Local men honored for work in NC Nov 21, 2005
Durham Herald Sun, Mansukh Wani of Durham, who was instrumental in the discovery of two important cancer-fighting agents, Taxol and Camptothecin. ...
Doctor's federal fraud trial begins Nov 30, 2005
Gallatin News Examiner, Moon also took the unusual step of mixing chemotherapy drugs — including Taxol and Camptosar — herself, instead of leaving that job to a pharmacist or nurse ...
Scientific Research Proves Xanthones Kill Cancer Cells and May ... Nov 25, 2005
PR Web (press release), ...in the Mangosteen fruit), was tested against six chemotherapy agents (5 Flouraicil, cisplatin, vincristine, methotrexate, mitoxantrone and Taxol®) to compare ...
(PRN) Positive ABRAXANE(R) Data in Early-Stage (Adjuvant) Breast ... Dec 9, 2005
Houston Chronicle, ...with ABRAXANE(R), a solvent-free albumin-bound paclitaxel, it was possible to provide a patient with more of the active drug than is typically given with Taxol ...
Metro / region briefs Dec 14, 2005
Denver Post, The states alleged that the drugmaker illegally tried to delay introduction of generic forms of the anti-cancer drug Taxol to the market. ...
Hana Biosciences Announces Changes to Strengthen Management Team Dec 16, 2005
Business Wire (press release), ...marketing at Bristol-Myers Squibb, responsible for pipeline development, licensing and life cycle management for cancer products including Taxol (paclitaxel). ...
Rolling NDA Submission Begun for Lead Drug Satraplatin in Hormone ... Dec 15, 2005
PharmaLive.com (press release), ...in the Phase 3 registrational trial, announced the opening of accrual of a Phase 2 study evaluating satraplatin in combination with Taxol(R) (paclitaxel) and ...
Donors to universities should set guidelines Dec 15, 2005
Tallahassee Democrat, State University, Robert Holton, sued to get back some of the tens of millions of dollars that he earned from the patent of cancer drug Taxol and donated to ...
Eli Lilly says Canada OKs breast-cancer treatment Nov 28, 2005
Metro Toronto, Eli Lilly Canada, a unit of US-listed Eli Lilly, said Health Canada had approved Gemzar, in combination with Taxol, as a new first-line treatment option for ...
Sinotrading/SEO Specialist Lonnie B. Hodge to Market Anti-cancer ... Dec 4, 2005
PR Web (press release), Most people know that a slew of anti-cancer agents are natural in origin: paclitaxel (Taxol), and camptothecin (Hycamtin) among others. ...
Doctor says fraud allegations stem from irate workers Dec 1, 2005
Southern Standard, Moon also mixed chemotherapy drugs — including Taxol and Camptosar — herself instead of leaving that job to a pharmacist or nurse and did not mix full doses ...
Timid Mice Made Daring by Removing a Single Gene Nov 17, 2005
New York Times, Dr. Shumyatsky said doctors already had a drug that acts on the same brain molecules as stathmin does; it is Taxol, a cancer drug. ...
German shares lower midday on US losses; Schering dips on YAZ and ... Dec 9, 2005
Forbes ...was firm too, up 0.13 at 10.10, after the company said it has started a phase II trial to evaluate the Satraplatin drug, in combination with Taxol, as first ...
Bristol-Myers' Cancer Drug May Benefit Patients, Study Shows Dec 10, 2005
Bloomberg Germany. Dasatinib may become Bristol-Myers's first internally developed cancer medicine to get approved since Taxol in 1992. Bristol ...
HMO Maccabi adds lifesaving cancer drug to insurance plan Dec 7, 2005
Ha'aretz (subscription), Three others - Gemzar, Taxol and CellCept / Prograf extend and even save lives, and are slated for a small number of patients. ...
Panel Revises Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines Dec 13, 2005
ABC News ..."It's a very rapidly evolving field.". The NCCN panel also added three new drugs to the list of treatments for metastatic disease: Taxol, Avastin and Abraxane. ...
SABCS: Herceptin-Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity Called Real and ... Dec 8, 2005
MedPage Today, Norman Wolmark, MD, professor of oncology at Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia, said earlier studies, using Taxol (paclitaxel), had shown a similar ...
Highlights of rising and falling US stocks Dec 6, 2005
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Xyotax paclitaxel chemotherapy for the treatment of poor performance status female patients with non-small cell lung cancer in comparison with the use of Taxol ...
"Mini Page" creator Hunt among NC Awards recipients Nov 21, 2005
Lexington Dispatch, Dr. Mansukh Wani of Durham, who helped discover Taxol and Camptothecin, two important cancer-fighting drugs. The synthetic versions ...
NCCN Announces Two New Breast Cancer Resources Dec 6, 2005
Business Wire (press release), For metastatic disease, new regimens including paclitaxel (Taxol) plus bevacizumab (Avastin) and albumin-bound paclitaxel (Abraxane) were added to the existing ...
(PRN) - MathStar Announces New Management Team and Addition of ... Dec 9, 2005
Bolsamania.com, ...(PRN) - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Start of Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Satraplatin Plus Taxol(R) in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ... ...
Doctor convicted of health-care fraud Dec 13, 2005
Gallatin News Examiner, Evidence at the trial showed that Moon mixed partial doses of the chemotherapy drugs Taxol and Camptosar and the diluted mixes were given to patients as if ...
Other News To Note Dec 9, 2005
TMCnet GPC Biotech AG, of Martinsried, Germany, said a Phase II study evaluating its lead drug candidate, satraplatin, in combination with Taxol (paclitaxel) as a ...
Slimy sea sponges inspire cancer treatment Dec 9, 2005
Eagle Tribune, Also, the sponge compound resembles other cancer drugs on the market, like Taxol, a successful cancer drug derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, he ... |
