Actively Recruiting

Phase 3
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT03295981

Local Bisphosphonate Effect on Recurrence Rate in Extremity Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Led by St. Louis University · Updated on 2026-04-22

120

Participants Needed

16

Research Sites

504 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

S

St. Louis University

Lead Sponsor

O

Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The purpose of the clinical study is to investigate whether the local delivery of bisphosphonate as a surgical adjuvant can decrease the chance of a giant cell tumor of bone coming back to the same location. The hypothesis is that the local administration of bisphosphonate will decrease the rate of the tumor returning compared to traditional aggressive surgical removal of the tumor.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Local Bisphosphonate Effect on Recurrence Rate in Extremity Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Primary benign giant cell tumor of bone
  • Tumor located in an extremity (arm or leg)
  • Tumor can be treated with intralesional curettage preserving at least one intact bone column
  • No prior systemic bisphosphonate or denosumab therapy
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Recurrent giant cell tumor of bone
  • Tumor located outside of extremities
  • Tumor too large or invasive for intralesional surgery due to bone loss, joint invasion, or large soft tissue involvement
  • Children and pregnant individuals
  • Previous systemic bisphosphonate or denosumab therapy

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 16 locations

1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90404

Actively Recruiting

2

Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

Actively Recruiting

3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

Actively Recruiting

4

University of Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66211

Completed

5

Johns Hopkins University Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Actively Recruiting

6

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Actively Recruiting

7

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Actively Recruiting

8

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Actively Recruiting

9

Saint Louis University

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

Actively Recruiting

10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Completed

11

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

Actively Recruiting

12

University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Actively Recruiting

13

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212

Actively Recruiting

14

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Completed

15

McGill University Health Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A4

Completed

16

All India Institute of Medical Science

New Delhi, India, 110029

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

A

Allison Gruender, RN

CONTACT

M

Marsha Steffen, RN

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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