Docetaxel Regimen

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** A regimen consisting of docetaxel that can be used in the treatment of breast, bladder, gastric, cervical, head and neck, non-small cell lung, small cell lung, vaginal, ovarian, fallopian tube, primary peritoneal, prostate, endometrial, esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancers; malignant sex cord-stromal (SCST) and malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs); angiosarcoma and small bowel adenocarcinoma, and anaplastic carcinoma. Docetaxel every 21 days regimen may be used for the treatment of breast cancer.

**Synonyms:** - Docetaxel monotherapy - Taxotere Regimen