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What is paclitaxel?

What is paclitaxel? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
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Standard dosages of paclitaxel and carboplatin will be delivered with escalating dosages of REOLYSIN intravenously.
The newest stents are made of metal coated with a cytostatic agent such as sirolimus or paclitaxel.
Also known as ground hemlock, the plant contains paclitaxel, a compound used to make Taxol, the best selling chemotherapy drug in the world.
The more common Canada yew is also being successfully harvested in northern Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, and has become another major source of paclitaxel.
The drug, Paclitaxel, is meant to prevent restenosis, the narrowing of the arterial walls after a stent is inserted to unblock an artery.
Other commonly used drugs are gemcitabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel, pemetrexed, etoposide or vinorelbine.

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