Definition of "docetaxel" [docetaxel]

• A particular drug used in chemotherapy. (noun)

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• "But the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a new drug last year called docetaxel (marketed as Taxotere), for treating advanced prostate cancer."
• "Jevtana presents an alternative treatment option for patients who have exhausted all treatments available and whose condition has deteriorated during or after treatment with the drug docetaxel, which is used to fight the tumors in the advanced stage."
• "It is an alternative treatment option for patients who have exhausted all treatments available and whose condition has deteriorated during or after treatment with the drug docetaxel, which is used to fight the tumors in the advanced stage."