Producing laboratory anti-ovary and lung cancers medicine

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An anti-cancer medicine of “Taxotere”, has been produced at laboratory quantities, thanks to unsparing efforts of researchers and professors of Research Institute of Medicinal Raw Materials and Herbals of Shahid Beheshti University.
As reported by scientific service of ISNA, Docetaxel under the name of “Taxotere”, is one of the mostly consumed and the most expensive medicines of high frequency, used for control and treatment of such cancers as ovaries, prostates, breast, lungs and the ones.  
Presently, over 6 kilograms of the said medicine, equivalent of 50,000,000.- Dollars  is used in Iran. The said medicine is exclusively produced by a limited number of countries.
“Docetaxel is a semi-synthetic D amide, similar to Paklitaxel (a similar medicine), which is synthesized from a precursor material, derived from the leaves of  Taxus Bacca tree.
Presently, all production stages of the said medicine including synthesis and purification are done at laboratory quantity at Research Institute of Medicinal Raw Materials and Herbals of Shahid Beheshti University and it is possible to present the said medicine to pharmaceutical industry accordingly.