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.
So for the new study, her team tested a low-intensity chemo regimen -- 12 weeks of a single drug, called paclitaxel -- plus Herceptin for one year. The researchers found that women who received the drugs were highly unlikely to see their breast cancer come back over the next three years.