Osteoclasts: more than 'bone eaters'

JF Charles, AO Aliprantis - Trends in molecular medicine, 2014 - cell.com
As the only cells definitively shown to degrade bone, osteoclasts are key mediators of
skeletal diseases including osteoporosis. Bone-forming osteoblasts, and hematopoietic and …

[HTML][HTML] Giant cell tumor of bone-an overview

A Sobti, P Agrawal, S Agarwala… - Archives of Bone and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Giant Cell tumors (GCT) are benign tumors with potential for aggressive behavior and
capacity to metastasize. Although rarely lethal, benign bone tumors may be associated with …

Denosumab in patients with giant-cell tumour of bone: an open-label, phase 2 study

D Thomas, R Henshaw, K Skubitz, S Chawla… - The lancet …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Giant-cell tumour (GCT) of bone is a primary osteolytic bone tumour with low
metastatic potential and is associated with substantial skeletal morbidity. GCT is rich in …

Denosumab induces tumor reduction and bone formation in patients with giant-cell tumor of bone

DG Branstetter, SD Nelson, JC Manivel, JY Blay… - Clinical Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: Giant-cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is a locally aggressive, benign osteolytic tumor in
which bone destruction is mediated by RANK ligand (RANKL). The RANKL inhibitor …

Giant cell tumor of bone: risk factors for recurrence

FM Klenke, DE Wenger, CY Inwards… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background Many surgeons treat giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) with intralesional curettage.
Wide resection is reserved for extensive bone destruction where joint preservation is …

The clinical approach toward giant cell tumor of bone

L Van der Heijden, PDS Dijkstra… - The …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We provide an overview of imaging, histopathology, genetics, and multidisciplinary
treatment of giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB), an intermediate, locally aggressive but rarely …

Osteonecrosis of the jaw in a patient on Denosumab

TL Aghaloo, AL Felsenfeld, S Tetradis - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial …, 2010 - joms.org
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) presents clinically as exposed, necrotic bone in the maxilla
or mandible of at least 8 weeks' duration, with or without the presence of pain, infection, or …

[HTML][HTML] Giant cell tumor of bone revisited

AF Mavrogenis, VG Igoumenou, PD Megaloikonomos… - Sicot-j, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a locally aggressive benign neoplasm that is associated
with a large biological spectrum ranging from latent benign to highly recurrent and …

Giant cell tumor of bone

KA Raskin, JH Schwab, HJ Mankin… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is one type of giant cell‐rich lesion of bone. This benign
mesenchymal tumor has characteristic multinuclear giant cells. Mononuclear stromal cells …

[HTML][HTML] Giant cell tumour of bone in the denosumab era

L van der Heijden, PDS Dijkstra, JY Blay… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Giant cell tumour of bone (GCTB) is an intermediate locally aggressive primary bone tumour,
occurring mostly at the meta-epiphysis of long bones. Overexpression of receptor activator of …