In 1979, Susan Horwitz of Albert Einstein Medical College reported that Taxol has a unique mechanism of action, making it the prototype for a new class of chemotherapeutic agents.

• 1979年，爱尔伯特爱因斯坦医学院的SusanHorwitz报道了紫杉醇独特的活性作用机理，这使它进入了成为一类新的肿瘤化疗药的雏形阶段。