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Giant cell tumour of bone in the denosumab era.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 May 2017
van der Heijden Lizz, Dijkstra P D Sander, Blay Jean-Yves, Gelderblom Hans
Abstract excerpt
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 nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) by mononuclear neoplastic stromal cells promotes recruitment of numerous reactive multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells, causing lacunar bone resorption. Preferential treatment is...
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