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. 2023 Mar 6;12(3):470–486. doi: 10.21037/tp-22-276

Table 4. Data on children and adolescents with aneurysmal bone cyst treated with denosumab reported in the literature.

Study Year Patient’s age Dose and interval of denosumab Duration of treatment Effect of treatment Adverse events during treatment Adverse events after treatment
Lange et al. (21) 2013 8- and 11-year-old boys 70 mg/m2 monthly Ongoing Cyst partial regression, improved pain Mild hypocalcemia (1 patient) Unknown
Pelle et al. (22) 2014 5-year-old boy 1.2–1.6 mg/kg monthly 12 months Cyst regression, healed fracture, improved pain None Unknown
Fontenot et al. (23) 2018 13-year-old girl Subcutaneous denosumab (120 mg) given every 4 weeks (with additional 120 mg SC doses on days 8 and 15 in cycle 1 only) 12 months Pain improved, decreased tumor size None None
Raux et al. (24) 2019 Median age was 8 years (range, 7–17 years) 70 mg/m2 A median of 12 months (range, 4–23 months) Free of pain, and the neurological deficits in 3 patients had improve Hypocalcemia Hypercalcemia
Harcus et al. (25) 2020 1 child, 13 years old Subcutaneous denosumab (70 mg/m2) on a weekly–2 months–3 months–4 months–6 months Pain free, new bone formation in the lesion Calcification of the lower limb growth plates Rebound hypercalcemia
Fadavi et al. (26) 2021 1 child, 13 years old 120 mg every 4 weeks 12 months Neurologic symptoms fully recovered None None