title: Docetaxel (Taxotere): single agent activity, development of combination treatment and reducing side-effects.
abstract: Docetaxel is a new semi-synthetic taxoid, which acts as an antimicrotubule agent and is now clinically available. Clinical studies of docetaxel as a single agent and in combination with other cytotoxic drugs reveals favourable response rates in a number of solid tumor types. Docetaxel appears to have great potential in advanced breast cancer as first or secondline chemotherapy. The dose-limiting toxicity is an early and short-lasting neutropenia. Fluid retention is a cumbersome, sometimes disabling, side-effect. Other side-effects are usually mild and include alopecia, myalgia, mucostitis, neuropathy, hypersensitivity reaction, nail changes and cutaneous reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Rotterdam Cancer Institute/Dr Daniel den Hoed Kliniek, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pronk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stoter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verweij
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008870:Microtubules / Q000187:drug effects; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D043823:Taxoids; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D017239:Paclitaxel