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What is the Englis h Yew and how has it developed as an Effective Chemotherapy Agent?

What is the Englis h Yew and how has it developed as an Effective Chemotherapy Agent?. By Amy Evans Economic Botany. Small to medium-sized evergreen tree Reddish-brown trunk with dark, flat leaves Every part of plant is poisonous due to Taxine. English Yew Taxus baccata l.

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What is the Englis h Yew and how has it developed as an Effective Chemotherapy Agent?

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  1. What is the English Yew and how has it developed as an Effective Chemotherapy Agent? By Amy Evans Economic Botany

  2. Small to medium-sized evergreen tree • Reddish-brown trunk with dark, flat leaves • Every part of plant is poisonous due to Taxine English YewTaxusbaccata l.

  3. Native to the pacific northwest • Extremely slow-growing • Can live for a very long time • One of the only conifers trimmed regularly into hedges

  4. Paclitaxel(Taxol) • Monroe E. Wall and Mansukh C. Wani created the drug from the bark of the English Yew • Mitotic inhibitor • Used in breast, ovarian and lung cancer treatment • Given intravenously (IV) • Annual sales peaked in 2000, reaching $1.6 billion

  5. Side Effects • Low blood counts • Hair loss • Joint and muscle pain (usually resolved within a few days) • Peripheral neuropathy • Nausea/ vomiting (usually mild) • Diarrhea • Mouth sores • Hypersensitivity *all side effects experienced by more than 30% of the experimental group

  6. Studies • The first clinical report was issued in May of 1988 showing a 30% success rate in ovarian cancer patients • Paclitaxel Greenness Project by Bristol-Myers Squibb • Princeton- Ovarian Cancer • Vascular Research Center- Lung cancer (preliminary) • Oxford Journal Study- Head/neck cancer

  7. References • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/188318/English-yew • http://www.chemocare.com/bio/paclitaxel.asp • http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/8228/8228greenchemistry.html • Princeston Study • http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-10-2000/0001261714&EDATE= • Vascular Research Center • http://www.vascularweb.org/professionals/Research/Basic_Articles/Neointimal_hyperplasia_clowes.html • Oxford Journal • http://jjco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/34/9/499

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