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ArticleCase reports in pediatrics2020

The Efficacy of Denosumab in the Management of a Tibial Paediatric Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Compromised by Rebound Hypercalcaemia.

Matthew Harcus, Samantha Aldridge, Adesegun Abudu, Lee Jeys, Senthil Senniappan, Henry Morgan, Barry Pizer

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Article in Case reports in pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew HarcusDepartment of Paediatric Oncology, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1200-8643
Samantha AldridgeDepartment of Paediatric Nephrology, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Adesegun AbuduDepartment of Orthopaedic Oncology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Lee JeysDepartment of Orthopaedic Oncology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Senthil SenniappanDepartment of Paediatric Endocrinology, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Henry MorganDepartment of Paediatric Nephrology, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Barry PizerDepartment of Paediatric Oncology, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust · GBRoyal Orthopaedic Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgery is the main treatment option for patients with aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC). We report our experience of using denosumab as an alternative treatment in a child with a multiply recurrent and unresectable tibial ABC. The efficacy and safety of denosumab in the paediatric population, and in the treatment of ABC, are still to be fully evaluated. We describe a 13-year-old boy with an extensive and aggressive ABC involving the proximal tibia, which had recurred following multiple previous surgeries. The patient had ongoing severe pain, was unable to weight-bear, and was at significant risk of pathological fracture. En bloc resection and embolization were not deemed viable, and a decision to use denosumab was made. He received 17 doses of subcutaneous denosumab (70 mg/m

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