Clinical characteristics of the 8 patients with MM included in the study
Patient no. . | Sex/age, y . | Disease stage, Durie-Salmon . | Treatment . | Ig isotype . | M-protein concentration, g/L . |
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1 | Male/66 | Newly diagnosed stage IIIA | NT | IgA λ | 55 (plasma) |
2 | Male/61 | Newly diagnosed stage IIA | NT | κ | 50 (plasma) |
3 | Female/71 | Clinically stable BJ | Chemotherapy refractory | κ | 0.8 (urine) |
4 | Male/70 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIIA | NT | λ | 3.6 (urine) |
5 | Female/71 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIIA | NT | κ | 0.3 (urine) |
6 | Male/71 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIB | NT | κ | 3.3 (urine) |
7 | Male/83 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIIB | NT | κ | 1.4 (urine) |
8 | Male/78 | Newly diagnosed stage IIIA | NT | IgA κ | 30 (plasma) |
Patient no. . | Sex/age, y . | Disease stage, Durie-Salmon . | Treatment . | Ig isotype . | M-protein concentration, g/L . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male/66 | Newly diagnosed stage IIIA | NT | IgA λ | 55 (plasma) |
2 | Male/61 | Newly diagnosed stage IIA | NT | κ | 50 (plasma) |
3 | Female/71 | Clinically stable BJ | Chemotherapy refractory | κ | 0.8 (urine) |
4 | Male/70 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIIA | NT | λ | 3.6 (urine) |
5 | Female/71 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIIA | NT | κ | 0.3 (urine) |
6 | Male/71 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIB | NT | κ | 3.3 (urine) |
7 | Male/83 | Newly diagnosed BJ stage IIIB | NT | κ | 1.4 (urine) |
8 | Male/78 | Newly diagnosed stage IIIA | NT | IgA κ | 30 (plasma) |
Terms in parentheses indicate the media in which M-proteins were measured. BJ indicates Bence-Jones MM; and NT, not treated.