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

NCT ID: NCT03295981

Last Updated: 2025-10-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-03

Study Completion Date

2028-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of the clinical study is to investigate whether the local delivery of bisphosphonate (BP-loaded PMMA bone cement) as a surgical adjuvant can decrease the local recurrence rate of giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone. The investigators will evaluate whether bisphosphonate as a surgical adjuvant improves secondary outcomes, such as pain, function, fever, or wound complications. The hypothesis is that the local administration of bisphosphonate will decrease the recurrence rate of GCT compared to traditional aggressive intralesional curettage.

Conditions

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Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control group

The surgical procedure for all patients will include extensive curettage of the lesion to remove macroscopic tumor, high-speed burring of the residual cavity, adjuvant treatment to the residual cavity, followed by packing of the cavity with either polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement (Simplex P; Stryker, Mahwah, New Jersey) alone or bone cement with subchondral allograft bone graft. The choice of cavity reconstruction will be at the discretion of the treating surgeon. Traditional local adjuvants (argon beam coagulation, phenol, ethanol, or cryotherapy) will be used depending on surgeon preference. In addition to the above standard treatment, the patients will be randomized into one of two study arms. In Arm 1, the control group, no additional local therapy will be utilized.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Bisphosphonate group

In Arm 2, the bisphosphonate group, 4 mg of zoledronic acid (Zometa) will be added to each bag of bone cement.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zoledronic Acid

Intervention Type DRUG

4 mg of zoledronic acid (Zometa) will be added to each bag of bone cement

Interventions

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Zoledronic Acid

4 mg of zoledronic acid (Zometa) will be added to each bag of bone cement

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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zoledronate

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary benign GCT of bone
* Lesion located in an extremity
* Lesion amenable to reconstruction (intralesional curettage) defined as having at least one intact column of bone after removal
* No previous systemic bisphosphonate or denosumab therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Recurrent GCT of bone
* Non-extremity location
* Lesion too extensive for intralesional treatment, either due to bone loss, joint invasion, or large soft tissue component
* Children and pregnancy
* Previous systemic bisphosphonate or denosumab therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Iowa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Cleveland Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Kansas

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Indiana University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Oklahoma

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

St. Louis University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David Greenberg, MD;; Associate Professor

Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Saint Louis University

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Johns Hopkins University Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Saint Louis University

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

McGill University Health Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

All India Institute of Medical Science

New Delhi, , India

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Canada India

Central Contacts

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Allison Gruender, RN

Role: CONTACT

314-617-3406

Marsha Steffen, RN

Role: CONTACT

314-617-3410

Facility Contacts

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Alexander Christ

Role: primary

Julian Dilley

Role: primary

Abigail Grothe

Role: primary

Sharon Bradshaw

Role: primary

Vaishali Laljani

Role: primary

Joseph Connolly

Role: primary

Fernanda Canizares

Role: primary

Katiri Wagner

Role: primary

David Greenberg, MD

Role: primary

314-617-3410

Allison Gruender, RN

Role: backup

(314) 617-3406

Ariel Brotherton, MA

Role: primary

Heather Keaney, MPH

Role: primary

Kierstyn Hayden

Role: backup

Kathy Edge

Role: primary

Myles Forsyth

Role: primary

Roxanne Moore

Role: primary

Nadine Zablith

Role: primary

Shah Alam Khan

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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28229

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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