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• FDA Finds No Risk of Death Linked to Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons and Stents

  July 12, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The FDA has reversed its opinion on paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents, saying they no longer believe the implants increase the risk of death for patients.

• Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons And Stents May Increase Risk Of Death, But Clinical Trials Can Continue: FDA

  August 8, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is calling for clinical trials to continue, with some precautions, into potential mortality risks linked to balloons and stents coated with paclitaxel.

• Side Effects of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon and Stents Linked To Increased Risk of Death, FDA Warns

  March 18, 2019

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is warning that paclitaxel-coated stents and balloons appear to significantly increase the risk of patients' deaths.

• Taxol Linked to Neuropathic Pain in Women with Breast Cancer: Study

  December 9, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Use of the chemotherapy drug Taxol (paclitaxel) may significantly increase the risk of chronic neuropathic pain in breast cancer survivors,...