- Known allergy to Cremophor beta or Cremophor beta-based drug products, corticosteroids; H1 blockers, H2 blockers or paclitaxel; patients with uncompensated coronary artery disease on electrocardiogram or physical examination, or with a history of myocardial infarction or severe/unstable angina in the past 6 months are not eligible; patients with a cardiac left ventricular ejection fractions (LVEF) by MUGA or echocardiography of < 40% are not eligible