Biomaterial Database

BMS-184476 Bristol-Myers Squibb. 2003

Iwao Ojima, and Raphaël Geney

Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA. iojima@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

BMS-184476 is a taxane analog under development by Bristol-Myers Squibb for the potential treatment of solid tumors. By February 2001, it had entered phase II trials and, as of May 2002, phase II studies had been carried out in patients with a number of tumor types, including breast, ovarian and non-small-cell lung cancer.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009369	Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.	Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013678	Technology, Pharmaceutical	The application of scientific knowledge or technology to pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. It includes methods, techniques, and instrumentation in the manufacture, preparation, compounding, dispensing, packaging, and storing of drugs and other preparations used in diagnostic and determinative procedures, and in the treatment of patients.	Technology, Pharmacy,Pharmaceutic Technology,Pharmaceutical Technology,Pharmacy Technology,Technology, Pharmaceutic
D015507	Drugs, Investigational	Drugs which have received FDA approval for human testing but have yet to be approved for commercial marketing. This includes drugs used for treatment while they still are undergoing clinical trials (Treatment IND). The main heading includes drugs under investigation in foreign countries.	Investigational Drug,Investigational New Drug,Investigational New Drugs,Investigational Drugs,Drug, Investigational,Drug, Investigational New,Drugs, Investigational New,New Drug, Investigational,New Drugs, Investigational
D017239	Paclitaxel	A cyclodecane isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, TAXUS BREVIFOLIA. It stabilizes MICROTUBULES in their polymerized form leading to cell death.	7-epi-Taxol,Anzatax,Bris Taxol,NSC-125973,Onxol,Paclitaxel, (4 alpha)-Isomer,Paxene,Praxel,Taxol,Taxol A,7 epi Taxol,NSC 125973,NSC125973,Taxol, Bris
D017322	Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic	Works about studies that are usually controlled to assess the effectiveness and dosage (if appropriate) of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques. These studies are performed on several hundred volunteers, including a limited number of patients with the target disease or disorder, and last about two years. This concept includes phase II studies conducted in both the U.S. and in other countries.	Drug Evaluation, FDA Phase 2 as Topic,Drug Evaluation, FDA Phase II as Topic,Evaluation Studies, FDA Phase 2 as Topic,Evaluation Studies, FDA Phase II as Topic
D043823	Taxoids	A group of diterpenoid CYCLODECANES named for the taxanes that were discovered in the TAXUS tree. The action on MICROTUBULES has made some of them useful as ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.	Taxanes,Taxoid