Nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel for breast cancer

Record ID 32013000818
English
Authors' recommendations: Nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) (Abraxane; Abraxis BioScience LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene Corp.) is a chemotherapeutic drug that is administered alone or in combination with other agents for the purpose of delaying disease progression and prolonging survival in patients who have metastatic breast cancer. Nab-paclitaxel differs from standard paclitaxel in that it is a colloidal suspension of 130-nanometer albumin-bound nanoparticles of paclitaxel and is, therefore, free of solvents. The goals of this new nanotechnology-based formulation are to reduce toxicity and improve the bioavailability of paclitaxel.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2013
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Albumins
  • Paclitaxel
Contact
Organisation Name: HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address: 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright: 2013 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
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