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Table 2 Immunohistochemistry

From: Malignancy in giant cell tumor of bone: analysis of an open-label phase 2 study of denosumab

Patient No.a (Age Range)

Histology

Immunohistochemistry

H3F3A results

Pre-denosumab

Post-denosumab

Primary GCTB

  

 1 (80–89 y)

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

NA

NA

NA

 2 (50–59 y)

Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma

P63+, P53, MDM2+/– (FISH not amplified)

P63, P53, MDM2+ (FISH not amplified)

Pre-denosumab: H3F3A

Post-denosumab: NE

 3 (20–29 y)

Osteogenic sarcoma

KI67/MIB-1 40%, focally high, PDGFR-β+, PDGFR-α

NA

NA

 4 (70–79 y)

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

NA

MDM2 (FISH not available), P53, P63, SATB2

NE

 5 (30–39 y)

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

MDM2+/– (FISH not available) P53, P63

MDM2+(FISH not available), P53+, P63

NE

Secondary GCTB

 6 (40–49 y)

High-grade sarcoma

NA

NA

NA

 7 (40–49 y)

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Vimentin+, P63+, CD31, CD34, CKCAM5.2, AE1/AE3, SMA, S100, and desmin

NA

NA

 8 (40–49 y)

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

NA

MDM2+/– (FISH not available), P53+/–, P63

NA

 9 (20–29 y)

Giant cell tumor with suspect progression to sarcoma

MDM2+/– (FISH not available), P53+/–, P63+/–, SATB2+/–

NA

Pre-denosumab: H3F3A+

 10 (50–59 y)

High-grade undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma

MDM2+ (FISH not available), P53, P63+/–, SATB2+/–

In recurrences: MDM2 (FISH not available), P53, P63, SATB2+/–

MDM2+/– (FISH not available), P53+, P63+/–, SATB2

Pre-denosumab: H3F3A+ (at initial diagnosis and recurrences)

Sarcomatous transformation

 11 (30–39 y)

Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma

P63, P53+/–, MDM2 (FISH not available);

P63, P53+, MDM2+ (FISH not available)

NA

 12 (60–69 y)

High-grade osteosarcoma

P63+, P53+, MDM2+ (FISH not available)

P63, P53+, MDM2+ (FISH not available)

Pre-denosumab: H3F3A+

Post-denosumab: H3F3A+

 13 (30–39 y)

Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma

P53+, MDM2+ (by FISH amplified) at malignant diagnosis but MDM2 (FISH not amplified) at initial GCTB diagnosis

NA

 14 (50–59 y)

High-grade osteosarcoma

MDM2+/– (FISH not available), P53+/–, P63

MDM2+ (FISH not available), P53, P63+/–, SATB2+

Pre-denosumab: H3F3A+

Misdiagnoses

 15 (20–29 y)

Giant cell-rich osteosarcoma

NA

SMA+/–, S100, Ki67/MIB1 20%CD68+, vimentin+, focally positive for CD45 and SMA, S100, CD30, CD15, Ki67 showed moderately high proliferative index

NA

 16 (70–79 y)

Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma

P63, P53+, MDM2+/– (FISH not available)

P63, P53+, MDM2+ (by FISH not amplified), desmin+, myogenin+

Pre-denosumab: H3F3A

 17 (40–49 y)

Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma

CK AE1/AE3CD68+, vimentin++, cytokeratin AE 1/3+, S100

NA

 18 (20–29 y)

Osteogenic sarcoma (present pre-enrollment)

NA

NA

NA

 19 (10–19 y)

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor of mixed connective tissue type

NA

NA

NA

 20 (30–39 y)

Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma

NA

NA

NA

  1. CK cytokeratin, FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization, GCTB giant cell tumor of bone, MDM2 mouse double minute 2, NA not available, NE not evaluable, PDGFR platelet-derived growth factor receptors, SATB2 special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2, SMA smooth muscle antibody
  2. aPatient numbers and age ranges (in brackets), instead of age at treatment, are identifiers for the purposes of this publication only and do not link to patients