Taxol

American

[tak-sawl, -sohl] / ˈtæk sɔl, -soʊl /

Trademark.

a chemical substance derived from a yew tree, Taxus brevifolia, of the Pacific Northwest: used experimentally as a drug in the treatment of cancer.

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From there, Eisman was diagnosed, underwent a double mastectomy and is being treated with two types of chemotherapy: Taxol and AC, or Adriamycin and cyclophosphamide.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025

Sometimes prescribed under the brand name Taxol, paclitaxel is used to treat common malignancies including those originating in the ovaries and lungs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

The drug, Abraxane, was a redesigned version of a top-selling cancer drug called Taxol.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2016

Avastin was approved in 2008 based on evidence that the drug improved progression-free survival in combination with Taxol, compared to patients on Taxol alone.

From Forbes ● Feb. 16, 2012

I preferred her irritable and snappy, her hair done up in pins, scolding me for forgetting her Taxol.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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