Denosumab: A Potential Treatment Option for Aneurysmal Bone Cysts

Summary

The efficacy of traditional therapeutic approaches for aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC), such as surgery, embolization, sclerotherapy and radiotherapy, are often compromised for lesions in axial skeletons and adolescents complicated with pathological fracture. Therefore, denosumab, a new drug that has been successfully used in giant cell tumor of bone but has seldom used in ABC, was used to treat ABC in this trial.

Timeline

Start

2014-01-01

Primary completion

2016-12-31

Completion

2017-12-31

Publications

• Background Ghermandi R, Terzi S, Gasbarrini A, Boriani S. Denosumab: non-surgical treatment option for selective arterial embolization resistant aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine and sacrum. Case report. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Sep;20(17):3692-5.
• Background Dubory A, Missenard G, Domont J, Court C. Interest of Denosumab for the Treatment of Giant-cells Tumors and Aneurysmal Bone Cysts of the Spine. About Nine Cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Jun;41(11):E654-E660. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001350.
• Background Skubitz KM, Peltola JC, Santos ER, Cheng EY. Response of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst to Denosumab. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Nov;40(22):E1201-4. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001027.
• Background Pauli C, Fuchs B, Pfirrmann C, Bridge JA, Hofer S, Bode B. Response of an aggressive periosteal aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) of the radius to denosumab therapy. World J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jan 20;12:17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-17.

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