Drugs / Docetaxel

Docetaxel

Drug Approved in the United States; prescription-only

Taxane chemotherapy·First approved·1995

Registered trials
1615
Ongoing
319/ 20%
Completed
846
Indications
5

Approved indications

Indication
Breast cancer
Head and neck cancer
Stomach cancer
Prostate cancer
Non-small-cell lung cancer

Clinical trial landscape

1615 registered studies reference this molecule or one of its brands. The split below shows how many are ongoing versus completed per phase.

Phase Total Ongoing Completed Split
Phase 2 779 129 410
Phase 3 359 102 186
Phase 1 224 26 138
Phase 1/2 140 30 67
Phase 2/3 43 17 9
Not applicable 27 6 11
Unknown 23 6 15
Phase 4 17 3 8
Early Phase 1 3 0 2
All phases 1615 319 846

Ongoing Completed Balance withdrawn, terminated, or status unreported.

Study records: ClinicalTrials.gov →

Mechanism of action

Disrupts normal microtubule function and thereby blocks cell division.

Recent developments