Table 1.

Patient characteristics


Characteristic

Median (range)

Cut-off

Percent
Male   NA   NA   54  
Age, y   55 (35-71)   > 60   28  
Serum albumin, g/L   29 (10-44)   < 20   25  
Diagnosis to transplantation, months   4.2 (1.3-75)   ≥ 12   12  
Creatinine, μM/L [mg/dL]   97 (53-247)   > 150   10  
  [1.1 (.6-2.8)]   [>1.7]   
Creatinine clearance, mL/s [mL/min]   1.22 (0.33-2.10) [73 (20-126)]   1.00 [< 60]   31  
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L (UNL 300)   186 (85-2789)   > 1.5 UNL   17  
β2-microglobulin, nM/L [μg/mL]   201.4 [2.37] (85-858 [1-10.1])   ≥ 229.5 [2.7]   31  
Serum M spike, g/L   10 (0-26)   ≥ 20   6  
Urine total protein, g/24 hours   3.7 (0.02-26.2)   ≥ 3   57  
Urine M spike, g/24 hours   0.17 (0-2.2)   ≥ 1   10  
Bone marrow plasma cells, %   6 (.4-49)   > 30   5  
Bone marrow plasma cell labeling index, %   0 (0-2.4)   > 1   7  
Interventricular septal thickness, mm   12 (7-25)   > 15   15  
Left ventricular ejection fraction, %   65 (28-84)   < 55   11  
Organ systems involved, n   2 (1-3)   ≥ 3   19  
Troponin T, μg/L   0.01 (0-1)   ≥ 0.03   14  
Troponin I, μg/L*  0.07 (0-4.31)   ≥ 0.1   44  
NT-proBNP, ng/L  323 (0-35001)   ≥ 332   48  
Melphalan conditioning    
    Mel 200 mg/m2  NA   NA   54  
    Mel 140 mg/m2/TBI   NA   NA   12  
    Mel 140 mg/m2  NA   NA   24  
    Mel 100 mg/m2
 
NA
 
NA
 
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Characteristic

Median (range)

Cut-off

Percent
Male   NA   NA   54  
Age, y   55 (35-71)   > 60   28  
Serum albumin, g/L   29 (10-44)   < 20   25  
Diagnosis to transplantation, months   4.2 (1.3-75)   ≥ 12   12  
Creatinine, μM/L [mg/dL]   97 (53-247)   > 150   10  
  [1.1 (.6-2.8)]   [>1.7]   
Creatinine clearance, mL/s [mL/min]   1.22 (0.33-2.10) [73 (20-126)]   1.00 [< 60]   31  
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L (UNL 300)   186 (85-2789)   > 1.5 UNL   17  
β2-microglobulin, nM/L [μg/mL]   201.4 [2.37] (85-858 [1-10.1])   ≥ 229.5 [2.7]   31  
Serum M spike, g/L   10 (0-26)   ≥ 20   6  
Urine total protein, g/24 hours   3.7 (0.02-26.2)   ≥ 3   57  
Urine M spike, g/24 hours   0.17 (0-2.2)   ≥ 1   10  
Bone marrow plasma cells, %   6 (.4-49)   > 30   5  
Bone marrow plasma cell labeling index, %   0 (0-2.4)   > 1   7  
Interventricular septal thickness, mm   12 (7-25)   > 15   15  
Left ventricular ejection fraction, %   65 (28-84)   < 55   11  
Organ systems involved, n   2 (1-3)   ≥ 3   19  
Troponin T, μg/L   0.01 (0-1)   ≥ 0.03   14  
Troponin I, μg/L*  0.07 (0-4.31)   ≥ 0.1   44  
NT-proBNP, ng/L  323 (0-35001)   ≥ 332   48  
Melphalan conditioning    
    Mel 200 mg/m2  NA   NA   54  
    Mel 140 mg/m2/TBI   NA   NA   12  
    Mel 140 mg/m2  NA   NA   24  
    Mel 100 mg/m2
 
NA
 
NA
 
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n = 98 except where stated.

UNL indicates upper normal limit; NA, not applicable.

*

n = 65.

n = 63.

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