Taxotere and Taxol questions
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strawberryleaves
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Hi, everyone. I'm new here, and have a few questions about Taxotere and Taxol.
Are there any tests out there that assess the effectiveness of Taxotere or Taxol on a tumor? I know that the two drugs keep cells from dividing, and I've read that the presence of too much class III beta tubulin in cancer cells is supposed to be a good indicator for resistance to the two drugs. Is there a test (like the hormone receptor test) that can identify if a tumor has too much class III beta tubulin before chemo?
Thanks in advance to everyone for your help.
Are there any tests out there that assess the effectiveness of Taxotere or Taxol on a tumor? I know that the two drugs keep cells from dividing, and I've read that the presence of too much class III beta tubulin in cancer cells is supposed to be a good indicator for resistance to the two drugs. Is there a test (like the hormone receptor test) that can identify if a tumor has too much class III beta tubulin before chemo?
Thanks in advance to everyone for your help.
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