When to seek medical advice. Foot swelling or leg swelling. Find possible causes of foot swelling or leg swelling based on specific factors. Check one or more factors on this page that apply to your symptom. Pain best described as.
Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, carboplatin, docetaxel, and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bexarotene and tretinoin together with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
Brand name: Taxotere. Chemical name: Docetaxel. Class: Taxane chemotherapy. Abraxane and Taxol are other taxanes. How it works: Taxanes interfere with the ability of cancer cells to divide. Uses: Taxotere usually is given in combination with other chemotherapy medicines and is used after surgery to treat: