The widely used chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, commonly known as Taxol, was first extracted from the Pacific yew tree in 1963.

Stanford University researchers report the discovery of eight previously unknown genes that, when expressed in tobacco leaves, reconstitute the Taxol precursor baccatin III at levels matching its ...

The first trial of adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy plus paclitaxel in patients with high-risk penile cancer provided some insights. Adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy plus paclitaxel ...

Holton is best known for his work on the anticancer drug Taxol (paclitaxel). The molecule was first discovered in scant quantities in the bark of the Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia ...

Phase 3 Data for Incyte’s Retifanlimab (Zynyz®) in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal (SCAC) Published ...

Researchers have unlocked a new means of peering at plant genes. The effort revealed several key enzymes for creating Taxol, ...

The Florida State University community mourns the loss of esteemed chemist and noted inventor Robert Holton, whose groundbreaking synthesis of the cancer drug Taxol made it widely available to ...

Atebimetinib with modified chemo led to 94% 6-month survival rates in first-line pancreatic cancer, with durable responses ...

Soft corals produce diterpenoids, chemicals that could be used to treat human disease. Now, scientists have identified the ...