Update on taxane development: new analogs and new formulations
Update on taxane development: new analogs and new formulations
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Dove Medical Press Limited
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The taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel) represent an important class of antineoplastic agents that interfere with microtubule function leading to altered mitosis and cellular death. Paclitaxel (Taxol[R]) was originally extracted from a yew tree (Taxus spp., Taxaceae) a small slow-growing evergreen, coniferous tree. Due to the initial scarcity of pac...
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Update on taxane development: new analogs and new formulations
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TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A344827814
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A344827814
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1177-8881
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1177-8881
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10.2147/DDDT.S28997
