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Paclitaxel (Chemotherapy) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Taxane; microtubule-stabilizing agent
β-tubulin (microtubule)
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Paclitaxel (Chemotherapy) (Paclitaxel (Chemotherapy)) — Hoffmann-La Roche. Paclitaxel stabilizes microtubules by binding to β-tubulin, preventing their depolymerization and causing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paclitaxel (Chemotherapy) TARGET | Paclitaxel (Chemotherapy) | Hoffmann-La Roche | phase 3 | Taxane; microtubule-stabilizing agent | β-tubulin (microtubule) | |
| Paclitaxel, Epirubicin | Paclitaxel, Epirubicin | Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital | marketed | Chemotherapy combination (taxane + anthracycline) | Microtubules (paclitaxel); Topoisomerase II and DNA (epirubicin) | |
| Paclitaxel injection | Paclitaxel injection | Guangzhou Double Bioproducts Co., Ltd | marketed | Taxane; microtubule stabilizer | β-tubulin | |
| Placebo plus Docetaxel | Placebo plus Docetaxel | Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | marketed | Taxane (microtubule stabilizer) | Microtubules (β-tubulin) | |
| Docetaxel (D) | Docetaxel (D) | BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | marketed | Taxane; microtubule stabilizer | β-tubulin | |
| Paclitaxel, Carboplatin | Paclitaxel, Carboplatin | Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer | marketed | Chemotherapy combination (taxane + platinum agent) | Microtubules (paclitaxel); DNA (carboplatin) | |
| Docetaxel (DOC) | Docetaxel (DOC) | Sun Yat-sen University | marketed | Taxane; microtubule stabilizer | β-tubulin |
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Sponsor landscape (Taxane; microtubule-stabilizing agent class)
- Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections · 1 drug in this class
- Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Paclitaxel (Chemotherapy) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/paclitaxel-chemotherapy. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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