Bisphosphonates May Reduce Recurrence in Giant Cell Tumor by Inducing Apoptosis
Chang SS, Suratwala SJ, Jung KM, Doppelt JD, Zhang HZ, Blaine TA, Kim TW, Winchester RJ, Lee FY. Bisphosphonates May Reduce Recurrence in Giant Cell Tumor by Inducing Apoptosis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2004, 426: 103-109. PMID: 15346059, DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000141372.54456.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant cell tumorCell tumorsAdjuvant therapyGiant cellsExogenous receptor activatorSpecific adjuvant therapyExtensive bone destructionTumor culturesLocal adjuvant therapyHigh recurrence rateNovel adjuvant therapyOsteoclastlike giant cellsNovel therapeutic agentsNF-kappaB ligandDose-dependent mannerBone destructionRecurrence rateAggressive tumorsBone resorptionSystemic useReceptor activatorAutocrine loopAutocrine mannerTumorsAutocrine regulation