Characteristics of 3 patients in whom mean left ventricular wall thickness decreased by 2 mm or more and NT-proBNP decreased by 30% or more after chemotherapy
. | . | FLC, mg/L . | . | . | NT-proBNP, ng/L . | . | Mean VWT, mm . | . | NYHA class . | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient no. . | FLC type . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | CR . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | ||||
| 1 | λ | 248.0 | 68.6 | No | 861 | 174 | 19 | 14 | II | I | ||||
| 2 | λ | 140.0 | 5.3 | Yes | 6 097 | 1052 | 21 | 18 | III | I | ||||
| 3 | κ | 129.0 | 1.7 | Yes | 10 447 | 2746 | 16 | 13 | III | I | ||||
. | . | FLC, mg/L . | . | . | NT-proBNP, ng/L . | . | Mean VWT, mm . | . | NYHA class . | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient no. . | FLC type . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | CR . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | Pre-Tx . | Post-Tx . | ||||
| 1 | λ | 248.0 | 68.6 | No | 861 | 174 | 19 | 14 | II | I | ||||
| 2 | λ | 140.0 | 5.3 | Yes | 6 097 | 1052 | 21 | 18 | III | I | ||||
| 3 | κ | 129.0 | 1.7 | Yes | 10 447 | 2746 | 16 | 13 | III | I | ||||
Pre-Tx indicates before therapy; Post-Tx, after therapy; CR, complete remission at immunofixation; and VWT, ventricular-wall thickness.