"Paclitaxel" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cyclodecane isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, TAXUS BREVIFOLIA. It stabilizes MICROTUBULES in their polymerized form leading to cell death.
| Descriptor ID |
D017239
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.392.368.242.888.777 D02.455.849.291.850.777
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| Concept/Terms |
Anzatax- Anzatax
- Bull Brand of Paclitaxel
Taxol- Taxol
- Taxol A
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Brand of Paclitaxel
- Bris Taxol
- Bristol-Myers Brand of Paclitaxel
Praxel- Praxel
- Lemery Brand of Paclitaxel
Onxol- Onxol
- Ivax Brand of Paclitaxel
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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