Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics for patients with hyperdiploidy (n = 499) from the Myeloma IX clinical trial and univariate analysis of the effect on OS

Patient characteristicsFrequencyMedian OS, mo (95% CI)Univariate analysis (P)
Sex (n = 499)    
 Male 326 (65%) 52.5 (45.3, 59.7) .029 
 Female 173 (35%) 44.7 (34.1, 55.3) 
Age (n = 499)    
 <70 335 (75%) 62.1 (53.7, 70.5) <.001 
 ≥70 164 (25%) 35.1 (30.3, 39.9) 
Pathway (n = 499)    
 Intensive 286 (57%) 69.8 (56.3, 83.3) <.001 
 Nonintensive 213 (43%) 34.9 (30.5, 39.3) 
Chemotherapy (n = 499)    
 Thalidomide based (CTD/CTDa) 247 (49%) 54.4 (44.2, 64.6) .017 
 Traditional (CVAD/MP) 252 (51%) 43.7 (36.9, 50.5) 
ISS (n = 362)*    
 I 76 (21%) NR <.001 
 II/III 286 (79%) 44.7 (39.7, 49.7) 
Bone disease (n = 494)    
 Present 357 (72%) 48.1 (41.6, 54.6) NS 
 Absent 137 (28%) 54.0 (45.3, 62.7) 
Coexistent adverse cytogenetics (n = 499)    
 Present 195 (39%) 35.7 (27.3, 44.1) <.001 
 Absent 304 (61%) 60.9 (53.5, 68.3) 
Patient characteristicsFrequencyMedian OS, mo (95% CI)Univariate analysis (P)
Sex (n = 499)    
 Male 326 (65%) 52.5 (45.3, 59.7) .029 
 Female 173 (35%) 44.7 (34.1, 55.3) 
Age (n = 499)    
 <70 335 (75%) 62.1 (53.7, 70.5) <.001 
 ≥70 164 (25%) 35.1 (30.3, 39.9) 
Pathway (n = 499)    
 Intensive 286 (57%) 69.8 (56.3, 83.3) <.001 
 Nonintensive 213 (43%) 34.9 (30.5, 39.3) 
Chemotherapy (n = 499)    
 Thalidomide based (CTD/CTDa) 247 (49%) 54.4 (44.2, 64.6) .017 
 Traditional (CVAD/MP) 252 (51%) 43.7 (36.9, 50.5) 
ISS (n = 362)*    
 I 76 (21%) NR <.001 
 II/III 286 (79%) 44.7 (39.7, 49.7) 
Bone disease (n = 494)    
 Present 357 (72%) 48.1 (41.6, 54.6) NS 
 Absent 137 (28%) 54.0 (45.3, 62.7) 
Coexistent adverse cytogenetics (n = 499)    
 Present 195 (39%) 35.7 (27.3, 44.1) <.001 
 Absent 304 (61%) 60.9 (53.5, 68.3) 

Bold values represent significant P values.

CI, confidence interval; CTD, cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, and dexamethasone; CTDa, as CTD with attenuated dosing; CVAD, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone; MP, melphalan and prednisolone; NR, not reached; NS, nonsignificant.

*

Missing data (n = 137).

Missing data (n = 5).