Table 1

Baseline demographics and disease-related characteristics of patients

CharacteristicBor-HDM (n = 54)
Sex, M/F, n 31/23 
Median age, y (range) 58 (40-65) 
Isotype, n (%)  
    IgG 37 (69) 
    IgA 10 (18) 
    LC 5 (9) 
    Others 2 (4) 
ISS stage, n (%)  
    I 29 (54) 
    II 13 (24) 
    III 12 (22) 
Durie-Salmon stage, n  
    I 
    II 
    III 43 
Median creatinine level, mg/dL (range) 1.02 (0.55-7.43) 
Median calcium level, mmol/L (range) 2.3 (2.0-3.5) 
Median β2-microglobulin level, mg/L (range) 3.0 (1.7-15.7) 
Median albumin level, g/L (range) 38 (18-52) 
Median hemoglobin level, g/dL (range) 10.0 (5.0-11.2) 
Median bone marrow plasma cells, % (range) 30 (4-90) 
FISH analysis (n = 49), n (%)  
    del(13q) 23 (47) 
    del(17p) 3 (6) 
    t(4;14) 6 (12) 
Frontline treatments, n (%)  
    VAD 29 (54) 
    Bor/Dex 18 (33) 
    More than 2 lines of therapy 7 (13) 
CharacteristicBor-HDM (n = 54)
Sex, M/F, n 31/23 
Median age, y (range) 58 (40-65) 
Isotype, n (%)  
    IgG 37 (69) 
    IgA 10 (18) 
    LC 5 (9) 
    Others 2 (4) 
ISS stage, n (%)  
    I 29 (54) 
    II 13 (24) 
    III 12 (22) 
Durie-Salmon stage, n  
    I 
    II 
    III 43 
Median creatinine level, mg/dL (range) 1.02 (0.55-7.43) 
Median calcium level, mmol/L (range) 2.3 (2.0-3.5) 
Median β2-microglobulin level, mg/L (range) 3.0 (1.7-15.7) 
Median albumin level, g/L (range) 38 (18-52) 
Median hemoglobin level, g/dL (range) 10.0 (5.0-11.2) 
Median bone marrow plasma cells, % (range) 30 (4-90) 
FISH analysis (n = 49), n (%)  
    del(13q) 23 (47) 
    del(17p) 3 (6) 
    t(4;14) 6 (12) 
Frontline treatments, n (%)  
    VAD 29 (54) 
    Bor/Dex 18 (33) 
    More than 2 lines of therapy 7 (13) 

Bor-HDM indicates bortezomib and high-dose melphalan; Ig, immunoglobulin; LC, light chain; ISS, International Staging System; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; VAD, vincristine, Adriamycin, and dexamethasone; Bor/Dex, bortezomib and dexamethasone.

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