1 The first bomb dropped on Hiroshima was made from uranium. 2  The bomb dropped on Nagasaki was made from plutonium, which was even more powerful than uranium. 3  It is thought that at least 135,000 people died from the Hiroshima explosion and another 70,000 in Nagasaki.
Pharmacokinetic parameters of paclitaxel following 3- and 24-hour infusions of TAXOL at dose levels of 135 and 175 mg/m2 were determined in a Phase 3 randomized study in ovarian cancer patients and are summarized in the following table.
Generic Name: Paclitaxel protein-bound. Drug Type: Abraxane is an anti-cancer (antineoplastic or cytotoxic) chemotherapy drug. Abraxane is classified as an plant alkaloid, a taxane and an antimicrotubule agent. (For more detail, see How Abraxane Works section below.) What Abraxane Is Used For: Abraxane is used to treat breast cancer after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Prior therapy should have included an anthracycline chemotherapy unless clinically not appropriate.