Docetaxel (
XT) sold as
Taxotere or
Docecad, is a well-established
anti-mitotic chemotherapy medication that works by interfering with
cell division. Docetaxel is approved by the FDA for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, hormone-refractory prostate cancer and non small-cell lung cancer. Docetaxel can be used as a single agent or in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs as indicated depending on specific cancer type and stage.