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

Then, in 1991 he invented the drug that made his fortune: Abraxane, which packages the top-selling cancer drug, Taxol, inside the protein albumin.

From Forbes • Sep. 10, 2014

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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