New drug shrinks rare joint tumors in patients who can't have surgery

NCT ID NCT04488822

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 29 times

Summary

This study tests a drug called pexidartinib in 40 adults with a rare, non-cancerous joint tumor (tenosynovial giant cell tumor) that causes severe symptoms and can't be helped by surgery. The main goal is to see if the drug shrinks the tumor after 25 weeks of treatment. Participants take the drug by mouth and are monitored for safety and tumor response using MRI scans.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital

    Beijing, China

  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

    Shanghai, China

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Peking University Cancer Hospital

    Beijing, China

  • Shanghai General Hospital

    Shanghai, China

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, China

  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou, China

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