Taxotere
E902896
Taxotere is a chemotherapy medication containing docetaxel, commonly used to treat various cancers such as breast, lung, prostate, and gastric cancers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taxotere canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11074695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxotere Context triple: [Docetaxel, tradeName, Taxotere]
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A.
Herceptin
Herceptin is a targeted monoclonal antibody drug used primarily to treat HER2-positive breast cancer by blocking the HER2 receptor on cancer cells.
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B.
Ibrance
Ibrance is a targeted oral cancer medication (palbociclib) used primarily to treat certain types of hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
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C.
Alimta
Alimta is a chemotherapy drug (pemetrexed) primarily used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer.
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D.
Seagen
Seagen is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapies for cancer treatment.
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E.
Zaltrap
Zaltrap is a cancer medication (brand name for aflibercept) used primarily in combination chemotherapy to treat metastatic colorectal cancer by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxotere Target entity description: Taxotere is a chemotherapy medication containing docetaxel, commonly used to treat various cancers such as breast, lung, prostate, and gastric cancers.
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A.
Herceptin
Herceptin is a targeted monoclonal antibody drug used primarily to treat HER2-positive breast cancer by blocking the HER2 receptor on cancer cells.
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B.
Ibrance
Ibrance is a targeted oral cancer medication (palbociclib) used primarily to treat certain types of hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
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C.
Alimta
Alimta is a chemotherapy drug (pemetrexed) primarily used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer.
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D.
Seagen
Seagen is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapies for cancer treatment.
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E.
Zaltrap
Zaltrap is a cancer medication (brand name for aflibercept) used primarily in combination chemotherapy to treat metastatic colorectal cancer by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brand name drug
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chemotherapy medication ⓘ |
| contraindicatedIn |
patients with baseline neutrophil count below recommended threshold
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severe hepatic impairment ⓘ |
| developedBy | Sanofi ⓘ |
| dosageForm |
concentrate for solution for infusion
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solution for infusion ⓘ |
| eliminationRoute | biliary excretion ⓘ |
| hasActiveIngredient | docetaxel ⓘ |
| hasATCCode | L01CD02 ⓘ |
| hasDrugClass |
antineoplastic agent
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mitotic inhibitor ⓘ taxane ⓘ |
| hasSeriousAdverseEffect |
cardiotoxicity
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hepatotoxicity ⓘ interstitial lung disease ⓘ sepsis ⓘ severe neutropenia ⓘ |
| hasSideEffect |
alopecia
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anemia ⓘ diarrhea ⓘ fatigue ⓘ febrile neutropenia ⓘ fluid retention ⓘ hypersensitivity reactions ⓘ mucositis ⓘ nausea ⓘ neutropenia ⓘ peripheral neuropathy ⓘ thrombocytopenia ⓘ vomiting ⓘ |
| indicationType | systemic cancer therapy ⓘ |
| mechanismOfAction |
inhibits mitosis in cancer cells
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stabilizes microtubules and prevents depolymerization ⓘ |
| metabolism | hepatic ⓘ |
| metabolizedBy | CYP3A4 ⓘ |
| oftenGivenWith |
cisplatin
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cyclophosphamide ⓘ doxorubicin ⓘ fluorouracil ⓘ prednisone ⓘ |
| pregnancyCategory | teratogenic risk (contraindicated in pregnancy) ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | prescription only ⓘ |
| requiresPremedicationWith | corticosteroids ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | intravenous ⓘ |
| targetsBiologicalProcess | microtubule dynamics ⓘ |
| usedForTreatmentOf |
breast cancer
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gastric cancer ⓘ head and neck cancer ⓘ hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer ⓘ locally advanced breast cancer ⓘ metastatic breast cancer ⓘ non-small cell lung cancer ⓘ prostate cancer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taxotere Description of subject: Taxotere is a chemotherapy medication containing docetaxel, commonly used to treat various cancers such as breast, lung, prostate, and gastric cancers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.