Breast cancer Combination use Gemcitabine in combination with paclitaxel is recommended using paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) administered on Day 1 over approximately 3-hours as an intravenous infusion, followed by gemcitabine (1250 mg/m2) as a 30-minute intravenous infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle.