Bone sarcoma
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Note: this page is a gathering place for the 10+ subtypes of bone sarcoma. Subtypes with substantial numbers of regimens will be moved to their own pages, with links preserved here.
Guidelines
ESMO
NCCN
Chondrosarcoma, all lines of therapy
- No standard chemotherapy for grades 1 to 3 conventional chondrosarcoma
- Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma has been treated with Ewing's sarcoma regimens
- Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma has been treated with osteosarcoma regimens
Ewing's sarcoma, all lines of therapy
- Please see the dedicated Ewing's sarcoma page.
Giant-cell tumor of bone, all lines of therapy
Denosumab monotherapy
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Regimen
| Study | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Thomas et. al 2010 | Phase II |
Primary therapy
- Denosumab (Xgeva) as follows:
- Cycle 1: 120 mg SC once per day on days 1, 8, 15
- Cycle 2 onwards: 120 mg SC once on day 1
Supportive medications
- Calcium 500 mg PO once per day
- Vitamin D 400 IU PO once per day
28-day cycles, given until complete tumor resection, progression of disease, or patient choice
References
- Thomas D, Henshaw R, Skubitz K, Chawla S, Staddon A, Blay JY, Roudier M, Smith J, Ye Z, Sohn W, Dansey R, Jun S. Denosumab in patients with giant-cell tumour of bone: an open-label, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Mar;11(3):275-80. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of bone, all lines of therapy
- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of bone has been treated with osteosarcoma regimens
Osteosarcoma, all lines of therapy
- Please see the dedicated osteosarcoma page.