TGCT Support

Your new home for TGCT support and information

"TGCT is about experience, process,
and more conversations"
-Stephanie Dröscher, LIVING WITH TGCT SINCE 2020

WHAT IS TGCT?

Also known as pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCT-TS)
Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT) is a type of rare, locally aggressive, non-life threatening, tumor of the joint, tendon sheath, or bursae.

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TGCT Stats

A 2017 Danish study found that of 44 per 100,000 people are living with localized TGCT and 12 per 100,000 people are living with diffuse TGCT (7). Whereas, a 2017 Dutch study found 43 people per million are newly diagnosed with TGCT; 29 cases per million of localized TGCT affecting fingers and toes, 10 cases per million of additional localized TGCT in other locations, and 4 cases per million of diffuse TGCT (5).

CASES OF TGCT PER
MILLION PEOPLE

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The mission of TGCT Support is to enhance treatment options and quality of life for TGCT patients through patient-powered research, education, empowerment, and global advocacy efforts.

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