Article
Profiling of three H3F3A-mutated and denosumab-treated giant cell tumors of bone points to diverging pathways during progression and malignant transformation.
Scientific reports - 11 Mar 2021
Hasenfratz Marc, Mellert Kevin, Marienfeld Ralf, von Baer Alexandra, Schultheiss Markus, Roitman P D, Aponte-Tinao L A, Lehner Burkhard, Möller Peter, Mechtersheimer Gunhild, Barth Thomas F E
Abstract excerpt
Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is a locally aggressive lesion of intermediate malignancy. Malignant transformation of GCTB is a rare event. In 2013, the humanized monoclonal antibody against receptor activator of nuclear factor-κb-Ligand (RANKL) denosumab was approved for treatment of advanced GCTB. Since then, several reports have questioned the role of denosumab during occasional malignant transformation of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
