docetaxel

docetaxel
do·ce·tax·el .dō-sə-'tak-səl n a semisynthetic antineoplastic drug C43H53NO14·3H2O derived from the needles of a yew tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe see taxotere

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do·ce·tax·el (do″sə-takґsəl) an antimitotic agent that inhibits cell division by promoting microtubule assembly and inhibiting disassembly; used as an antineoplastic agent, particularly in treatment of carcinoma of the breast and non–small cell lung carcinoma; administered by intravenous infusion.

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