The current webpage is designed to make additional research available concerning how certain foods and beverages or their major bioactive components can interfere with or reduce the beneficial treatment effects of paclitaxel. At the bottom of this webpage are links to studies relating to the foods under limit or avoid in Foods to eat and avoid during paclitaxel chemotherapy.
Because there are few available studies concerning foods or compounds with adverse interactions with paclitaxel, we are including some studies concerning other cancers in addition to breast cancer. Foods and beverages can reduce the cytotoxic effects of paclitaxel or otherwise interfere with its treatment for a variety of reasons, among them:
- High D-limonene content (orange, lemon & other citrus peels and oils)
- Potential cytochrome P450 interactions (açaí berries, grapefruit, limes, pomelos)
- Risk of bacterial or viral infection (raw milk, shellfish)