Treatment of Chondroblastoma with Denosumab: A Case Report with a Correlative Analysis of Effect on the RANK Signaling Pathway.
Julia D VisgaussAlexander L LazaridesBrendan C DicksonDiana M CardonaMaya U ShethSuzanne Bartholf DeWittJason A SomarelliWilliam C EwardPublished in: JBJS case connector (2021)
Inhibition of the receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK)/RANK ligand (RANK-L) pathway with denosumab has been used neoadjuvantly for the treatment of giant cell tumor of bone, but its role in the treatment of chondroblastoma is less understood. This patient's clinical response and effect on cellular RANK/RANK-L activity support the consideration of denosumab in the treatment algorithm for other osteolytic bone tumors such as chondroblastoma.