HealthSeptember 3, 2026

taxane

tak-SANE

Definition

A class of chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer that works by inhibiting cell division.

Etymology

Derived from 'Taxus', the genus name for the yew tree, as the first members of this class were originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew.

In the news

The article highlights taxanes as a specific category of chemotherapy drugs that cause peripheral neuropathy, noting that psilocybin treatment helped protect mice from this damage during therapy.

Two Doses of Psilocybin Protected Mice From Nerve Damage Through Six Chemotherapy Cycles

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