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SUBMITTER: Kato Kaneko M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4317903 | biostudies-other | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kato Kaneko Mika M Liu Xing X Oki Hiroharu H Ogasawara Satoshi S Nakamura Takuro T Saidoh Noriko N Tsujimoto Yuta Y Matsuyama Yuka Y Uruno Akira A Sugawara Masato M Tsuchiya Takashi T Yamakawa Mitsunori M Yamamoto Masayuki M Takagi Michiaki M Kato Yukinari Y
Cancer science 20140601 6
Giant cell tumors of bone (GCTB) are benign and locally destructive tumors that include osteoclast-type multinuclear giant cells. No available treatment is definitively effective in curing GCTB, especially in surgically unresectable cases. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations have been reported not only in gliomas and acute myeloid leukemias, but also in cartilaginous tumors and osteosarcomas. However, IDH mutations in GCTB have not been investigated. The IDH mutations are remarkably specifi ...[more]