Table 1.

Characteristics of 249 patients with stage IIIb AL amyloidosis

VariablesOverall population
249 patients N (%), mean (IQR)
Age, years 68 (60-74) 
Sex, male 145 (58) 
Organ involvement (other than heart)  
Kidney 129 (52) 
Liver 43 (17) 
ST 51 (20) 
GI 6 (2) 
ANS 21 (8) 
PNS 23 (9) 
Number of involved organs 2 (1-3) 
Isolated heart involvement 74 (30) 
NYHA class  
33 (13) 
II 64 (26) 
III 139 (56) 
IV 13 (5) 
NT-proBNP, ng/L 17089 (12179-25014) 
Troponin I, ng/mL 0.265 (0.169-0.500) 
eGFR, mL/min × 1.73 m2 43 (27->60) 
eGFR < 30 mL/min × 1.73 m2 76 (31) 
Renal stage  
108 (43) 
II 111 (45) 
III 26 (10) 
Patients in dialysis at diagnosis 2 (1) 
dFLC, mg/L 259 (142-543) 
dFLC < 50 mg/L 13 (5) 
dFLC > 180 mg/L 167 (67) 
Involved/uninvolved FLC rate > 100 9 (4) 
BMPC, % 12 (8-20) 
BMPC > 20% 41 (16) 
Treatment  
MDex 98 (39) 
CyBorD 75 (30) 
BMDex 43 (18) 
IMiDs 28 (11) 
rituximab 5 (1) 
VariablesOverall population
249 patients N (%), mean (IQR)
Age, years 68 (60-74) 
Sex, male 145 (58) 
Organ involvement (other than heart)  
Kidney 129 (52) 
Liver 43 (17) 
ST 51 (20) 
GI 6 (2) 
ANS 21 (8) 
PNS 23 (9) 
Number of involved organs 2 (1-3) 
Isolated heart involvement 74 (30) 
NYHA class  
33 (13) 
II 64 (26) 
III 139 (56) 
IV 13 (5) 
NT-proBNP, ng/L 17089 (12179-25014) 
Troponin I, ng/mL 0.265 (0.169-0.500) 
eGFR, mL/min × 1.73 m2 43 (27->60) 
eGFR < 30 mL/min × 1.73 m2 76 (31) 
Renal stage  
108 (43) 
II 111 (45) 
III 26 (10) 
Patients in dialysis at diagnosis 2 (1) 
dFLC, mg/L 259 (142-543) 
dFLC < 50 mg/L 13 (5) 
dFLC > 180 mg/L 167 (67) 
Involved/uninvolved FLC rate > 100 9 (4) 
BMPC, % 12 (8-20) 
BMPC > 20% 41 (16) 
Treatment  
MDex 98 (39) 
CyBorD 75 (30) 
BMDex 43 (18) 
IMiDs 28 (11) 
rituximab 5 (1) 

ANS, autonomic nervous system involvement; BMDex, bortezomib, melphalan, and dexamethasone; BMPC, bone marrow plasma cells; CyBorD, cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; FLC, free light chain; GI, gastrointestinal; IMiDs, immunomodulatory drugs; IQR, interquartile range; PNS, peripheral nervous system; ST, soft tissues.

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