Common name

IUPAC name

(1S,2S,3R,4S,7R,9S,10S,12R,15S)-4-(acetyloxy)-15-{[(2R,3S)-3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoyl]oxy}-1,9,12-trihydroxy-10,14,17,17-tetramethyl-11-oxo-6-oxatetracyclo[11.3.1.0³,¹

SMILES

[H][C@@]12C[C@H](O)[C@@]3(C)C(=O)[C@H](O)C4=C(C)[C@H](C[C@@](O)([C@@H](OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)[C@]3([H])[C@@]1(CO2)OC(C)=O)C4(C)C)OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)OC(C)(C)C)C1=CC=CC=C1

Compound class

Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents; Taxanes; CYP3A4 Inhibitors;

Therapeutic area

For the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy. Also used as a single agent in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after failure of prior platinum-based chemotherapy. It is also used in combination with prednisone, in the treatment of patients with androgen independent (hormone refractory) metastatic prostate cancer. Furthermore, docetaxel has uses in the treatment of gastric adenocarinoma and head and neck cancer.