Docetaxel (Taxotere)
General information
Class/mechanism: Taxane; disrupts normal microtubular function. Binds to free tubulin, promotes their assembly into stable microtubules, and inhibits their disassembly, which inhibits mitosis.[1][2]
Route: IV
Extravasation: irritant, rare vesicant
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Diseases for which it is used
- Bone cancer
- Breast cancer
- Cancer of unknown primary
- Cervical cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Melanoma
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Sarcoma
- Small cell lung cancer
Patient drug information
- Docetaxel (Taxotere) patient drug information (Chemocare)[3]
- Docetaxel (Taxotere) package insert pages 16-17[1]
- Docetaxel (Taxotere) patient drug information (UpToDate)[4]
Also known as
Asodocel, Docetax, Docetaxel Comp, Docetaxel Delta Farma, Docetaxel Microsules, Docetaxel Sandoz, Docetere, Dolectran, Doxel, Doxetal, Oncodocel, Plustaxano, N-debenzoyl-N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-10-deacetyl Taxol, Neocel, NSC 628503, RP 56976, Taxotere Aventis, Taxotere Chugai, Texot, Trixotene.
References
- Drug index
- Chemotherapy
- Irritant chemotherapy
- Vesicant chemotherapy
- Microtubule inhibitors
- Taxanes
- Bone cancer medications
- Breast cancer medications
- Cancer of unknown primary medications
- Cervical cancer medications
- Esophageal cancer medications
- Non-small cell lung cancer medications
- Ovarian cancer medications
- Pancreatic cancer medications
- Prostate cancer medications