Table 2.

Baseline characteristics (N = 915)

Median (range) or n (%)
Age, y 66 (29-89) 
Males/females 540 (59)/375 (41) 
NYHA class  
 1 223 (24.4) 
 2 446 (48.7) 
 3 108 (11.8) 
 4 4 (0.1) 
 Unrecorded 134 (15.0) 
ECOG score  
 0 205 (22.4) 
 1 363 (40.0) 
 2 259 (28.3) 
 3 49 (5.3) 
 4 
 Unrecorded 39 (4.0) 
Cardiac involvement 653 (71.4) 
NT-proBNP, ng/L 2 228 (29-93 776) 
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, ng/L 54 (1-458) 
Mayo stage  
 I 144 (15.7) 
 II 302 (33) 
 III, NT-proBNP ≤ 8500 ng/L 344 (37.6) 
 III, NT-proBNP > 8500 ng/L 125 (13.7) 
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 118 (63-198) 
LV wall thickness, mm 13 (6-23) 
LV ejection fraction, % 58 (11-80) 
Renal involvement 623 (68.1) 
Serum creatinine, μmol/L 97.5 (26-1124) 
GFR, mL/min 64 (3-100) 
Proteinuria, g/24 h 3.14 (0.08-36.05) 
Liver involvement 124 (13.5) 
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L 6 (1-449) 
ALP, U/L 90 (26-2142) 
Soft tissue involvement 124 (13.5) 
Peripheral nerve involvement 57 (6.2) 
Autonomic nerve involvement 53 (5.8) 
GI involvement 28 (3.0) 
No. of involved organs 2 (1-5) 
Involved light chains  
 κ 186 (20.3) 
 λ 680 (74.3) 
No monoclonal light chain excess 49 (5.4) 
Median dFLC, mg/L 180 (0-15898) 
IgG/IgA/IgM/IgD/light chain/no detectable serum paraprotein 239 (26.1)/93(10.2)/26 (2.8)/4(0.04)/61(6.7)/492 (53.8) 
Median serum monoclonal protein, g/L 
Duration from diagnosis to treatment initiation, d 27 (0-98) 
Median (range) or n (%)
Age, y 66 (29-89) 
Males/females 540 (59)/375 (41) 
NYHA class  
 1 223 (24.4) 
 2 446 (48.7) 
 3 108 (11.8) 
 4 4 (0.1) 
 Unrecorded 134 (15.0) 
ECOG score  
 0 205 (22.4) 
 1 363 (40.0) 
 2 259 (28.3) 
 3 49 (5.3) 
 4 
 Unrecorded 39 (4.0) 
Cardiac involvement 653 (71.4) 
NT-proBNP, ng/L 2 228 (29-93 776) 
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, ng/L 54 (1-458) 
Mayo stage  
 I 144 (15.7) 
 II 302 (33) 
 III, NT-proBNP ≤ 8500 ng/L 344 (37.6) 
 III, NT-proBNP > 8500 ng/L 125 (13.7) 
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 118 (63-198) 
LV wall thickness, mm 13 (6-23) 
LV ejection fraction, % 58 (11-80) 
Renal involvement 623 (68.1) 
Serum creatinine, μmol/L 97.5 (26-1124) 
GFR, mL/min 64 (3-100) 
Proteinuria, g/24 h 3.14 (0.08-36.05) 
Liver involvement 124 (13.5) 
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L 6 (1-449) 
ALP, U/L 90 (26-2142) 
Soft tissue involvement 124 (13.5) 
Peripheral nerve involvement 57 (6.2) 
Autonomic nerve involvement 53 (5.8) 
GI involvement 28 (3.0) 
No. of involved organs 2 (1-5) 
Involved light chains  
 κ 186 (20.3) 
 λ 680 (74.3) 
No monoclonal light chain excess 49 (5.4) 
Median dFLC, mg/L 180 (0-15898) 
IgG/IgA/IgM/IgD/light chain/no detectable serum paraprotein 239 (26.1)/93(10.2)/26 (2.8)/4(0.04)/61(6.7)/492 (53.8) 
Median serum monoclonal protein, g/L 
Duration from diagnosis to treatment initiation, d 27 (0-98) 

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; GI, gastrointestinal; Ig, immunoglobulin; LV, left ventricular; NYHA, New York Heart Association.

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