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ReviewNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology2026

Paclitaxel-induced adverse effects: insights into multi-organ toxicities and molecular mechanisms.

Antoinette G Naeem, Sylvia F Fawzi, Radwa M Elmorsi, Mina Y George

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Predicting taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy by nailfold capillaroscopy: The CAPNEU pilot study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  5. QSAR Modeling for Predicting ICInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Antoinette G NaeemDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
Sylvia F FawziDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt.
Radwa M ElmorsiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mina Y GeorgeDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt. mina.youssif.george@pharma.asu.edu.eg.

Funding

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Postdoctoral Program, the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Fulbright
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paclitaxel (PTX), a member of the taxane family of anticancer drugs, is considered one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents used worldwide. It is widely used in the treatment of solid tumors, including non-small-cell lung, colon, breast, ovarian, prostate, and bladder cancers. Its anticancer activity involves multiple mechanisms: mitotic arrest, mitochondrial damage, and apoptosis induction. Hence, being a non-targeted drug, PTX is associated with many types of toxicities, limiting its effectiveness and affecting the patient's quality of life. Unfortunately, this may result in treatment modifications or even discontinuation. The common clinical toxicities encountered with PTX include cognitive impairment, peripheral neuropathy, testicular toxicity, pulmonary toxicity, cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and nephrotoxicity. However, the underlying mechanisms of these toxicities remain elusive. This review article focuses on PTX-induced toxicities and the suggested detailed pathological mechanisms underlying each one.

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Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicPaclitaxelAnimalsCardiotoxicityHumansNeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicPaclitaxelCardiotoxicityCognitive impairmentHepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicityPaclitaxelPeripheral neuropathyTesticular and pulmonary toxicity

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