Paclitaxel based drugs: price, availability and description

Paclitaxel is a plant-derived antineoplastic agent belonging to the taxane group (derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree). It works by stabilizing microtubules, preventing their disassembly and inhibiting normal cell division (mitosis), which leads to tumor cell death. Paclitaxel is widely used in chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.