Paclitaxel Injection

A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, advanced ovarian cancer, and certain types of breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Paclitaxel stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. It is a type of taxane.

Paclitaxel (PTX), sold under the brand name Taxol among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. This includes ovarian cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, Kaposi’s sarcoma, cervical cancer, and pancreatic cancer. It is administered by intravenous injection. There is also an albumin-bound formulation.

Paclitaxel is approved to be used alone or with other drugs to treat:

AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma. It is used as second-line therapy.

Breast cancer. It is used:

• Non-small cell lung cancer. It is used with cisplatin as first-line therapy in patients whose disease cannot be treated with surgery or radiation therapy.
• Ovarian cancer that is advanced. It is used with cisplatin as first-line therapy or alone in patients who have already received other treatment.