PMID: 9530372Apr 8, 1998Paper

Paclitaxel (taxol): a review of its antitumor activity and toxicity in clinical studies

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
S YamazakiN Saijo

Abstract

Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a new class of anti-tumor agents which act by promoting the assembly and inhibiting the disassembly of microtubules. Single-agent studies have shown its significant activity for advanced cancers in various organs including ovary, lung, breast, and head and neck. Combination therapies with other anticancer agents have been extensively investigated in these cancers. Paclitaxel combined with cisplatin is now considered to be the standard treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. In other cancers, promising results have been obtained in several studies of paclitaxel-based chemotherapy. Major toxicities of paclitaxel-monotherapy are hypersensitivity reaction, neutropenia, and peripheral neuropathy. Combination of other cytotoxic agents sometimes leads to severer toxicities such as neurotoxicity with cisplatin and cardiotoxicity with anthracycline. Although further evaluation is needed, paclitaxel will be a main agent in the treatment of advanced solid tumors.

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