Tesetaxel is an orally administered taxane being investigated as a chemotherapy agent for various types of cancer, including breast cancer,[1] gastric cancer,[2] colorectal cancer,[3] and other solid tumors.[4] It differs from other members of the taxane class (e.g. paclitaxel or docetaxel) in that it is administered orally, not intravenously.[5]

References

  1. ^ Clinical trial number NCT01221870 for "Tesetaxel as First-line Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. ^ Evans T, Dobrila R, Berardi R, Sumpter KA, Wall LR, Oyama R, Anthoney DA (June 2006). "A phase II study of DJ-927 as second-line therapy in patients (pts) with advanced gastric cancer (GC) who have failed a 5-FU non taxane based regimen". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 24 (18_suppl): 4081. doi:10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.4081.
  3. ^ Clinical trial number NCT00080834 for "DJ-927 as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Progressive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  4. ^ Clinical trial number NCT01315431 for "A Study of Tesetaxel Plus Capecitabine in Patients With Solid Tumors" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  5. ^ Shionoya M, Jimbo T, Kitagawa M, Soga T, Tohgo A (May 2003). "DJ-927, a novel oral taxane, overcomes P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance in vitro and in vivo". Cancer Science. 94 (5): 459–66. doi:10.1111/j.1349-7006.2003.tb01465.x. PMID 12824894.