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• Taxotere Litigation Over Hair Loss Problems Consolidated in MDL

  October 10, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  All federal Taxotere lawsuits over claims of permanent hair loss have now been consolidated before one judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Centralization of Taxotere Hair Loss Cases Supported by Maker of Cancer Drug

  August 22, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  The makers of Taxotere say they support the creation of a multidistrict litigation, which will be the subject of oral arguments scheduled for late September.

• Taxotere Lawsuit Claims Breast Cancer Survivor Suffered Permanent Hair Loss

  August 10, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A Taxotere lawsuit filed by a Minnesota woman claims that she survived breast cancer only to suffer permanent hair loss due to the side effects of the chemotherapy drug.

• Zyprexa May Treat Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea, Vomiting: Study

  July 18, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests that Zyprexa could be used to prevent nausea experienced by chemotherapy patients.

• Taxotere Permanent Hair Loss Risk Withheld by Drug Maker, Lawsuit Alleges

  July 15, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Taxotere side effects caused a woman to suffer permanent hair loss according to claims in a recently filed lawsuit.

• Taxotere Breast Cancer Drug Lawsuit Filed Over Permanent Hair Loss

  June 23, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Louisiana woman alleges that the makers of the breast cancer drug Taxotere failed to warn about the risk of permanent hair loss, and promoted use of their new drug even though equally effective alternative treatments were available that did not carry the same risk.

• Many Young Patients With Terminal Cancer Receive Useless, Aggressive Treatment: Study

  June 13, 2016

  Russell Maas

  Researchers warn that doctors attempting to cure terminally ill young cancer patients often put them through unnecessary pain and suffering.

• Taxotere Risk of Permanent Hair Loss Withheld from Women and Doctors, Lawsuit Alleges

  June 8, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Another Taxotere lawsuit has been filed by a woman who says the company withheld information that its chemotherapy drug could cause permanent hair loss.

• Lawsuits over Taxotere and Hair Loss Filed by Breast Cancer Survivors Over Failure to Warn

  May 23, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A growing number of women are pursuing Taxotere lawsuits, alleging that Sanofi-Aventis pushed doctors to use their chemotherapy drug over other breast cancer treatments, which were not associated with the same risk of permanent hair loss.

• Taxotere Chemotherapy Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Hair Loss Warnings Withheld

  May 16, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Taxotere chemotherapy for breast cancer caused a Texas woman to suffer permanent hair loss, which has continued more than three years following treatment.