PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gasket for nuclear power plants suitably usable as a substitute of an asbestos-based gasket in piping or the like of nuclear power plants by limiting chloride ion concentration still lower than the general standard (less than 100 ppm) and by suppressing heat creep and corrosion of metal flanges as much as possible.

An ingestible particulate composition comprises: a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2, 4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, amylmetacresol, cetylpyridinium chloride, hexitidine, hexylresorcinol, flurbiprofen, lidocaine, benzocaine, ibuprofen, paracetamol, pectin, menthol, and benzydamine

Disclosed Is the use of an anti-trkC agonist antibody in the manufacture of a medicament for treating Taxol-induced sensory neuropathy in an individual, wherein the medicament is formulated for administration before, during or after the administration of paclitaxel, docetaxel or another taxane to said individual.

Liposomal-encapsulated taxane or an antineoplastic derivative thereof or a mixture thereof is provided which is used to effect a therapeutically enhanced method of treating cancer. The liposomal encapsulated paclitaxel allows for administration to a patient, particularly a human patient, in less than one hour without substantial toxicity.