Tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT) is a group of rare soft tissues neoplasia affecting synovial joints, bursae and tendon sheaths and is classified as localized type or diffuse type. The diffuse type (TGCT-D), also known as 'pigmented villonodular (teno)synovitis' is characterized by local aggressivity, with invasion and destruction of adjacent soft-tissue structures, and high local recurrence rate. Radical surgery remains the standard therapy while adjuvant radiotherapy may help to control local spread. Malignant TGCT is characterized by high rate of local recurrences and distant metastasis. Few cases of malignant TGCT and very few evidences on systemic therapies are described in the literature, so, to date, no systemic treatment is approved for this rare disease. We report the case of a malignant TGCT patient treated with many different systemic therapies, including chemotherapy and tyrosine-kinase inhibitors, and performed a review of the literature on the systemic treatment options of this rare tumour.
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Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA.
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Viral Immunology Branch, Virology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
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December 2024
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
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December 2024
Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
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December 2024
Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China.
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