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Abstract
Ixabepilone (Ixempra) is a member of a new class of cytotoxic agents, the epothilones. Epothilones promote tubulin polymerization in vitro and demonstrate antitumor activity. This article reviews the preclinical and clinical data that have led to the approval of ixabepilone for patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer for whom anthracycline and taxane treatments have failed.Entities:
Keywords: anthracyclines; breast cancer; capecitabine; epothilones; ixabepilone; locally advanced; metastatic; taxanes
Year: 2008 PMID: 19750031 PMCID: PMC2730126
Source DB: PubMed Journal: P T ISSN: 1052-1372