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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hematol. 2023 Jan 1;98(3):421–431. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26801

Table 3.

Factors Associated with Renal Response

Variable HR P-value

Age (Quartiles) 0.86
 45.5–50 0.67 (0.21,2.15)
 50–60.75 0.87 (0.25,3.03)
 >60.75 0.61 (0.16,2.34)

Gender (M/F) 0.85 (0.35,2.02)) 0.70

Race (Caucasian/African American) 1 (0.29,3.46) 0.99

Hypertension (No/Yes) 1.11 (0.43,2.87) 0.83

Involved serum free light chain isotype (K/L) 0.68 (0.15,3.04) 0.52

MIDD subtype (HCDD/LCDD/LHCDD) 0.33
 LCDD 0.38 (0.08,1.73)
 LHCDD 0.91 (0.08,10.25)

0.75
Involved FLC level (quartiles) 1.13 (0.31,4.09)
 29–105 1.89 (0.53,6.8)
 105-240 1.04 (0.24,4.43)
 >240

Involved/Uninvolved FLC ratio (quartiles) 0.77
 12.78–66.66 1.48 (0.42,5.24)
 66.66–203.58 1.86 (0.45,7.66)
 >203.58 1.02 (0.26,4.02)

0.51
Serum M-protein level (quartiles) 0.49 (0.13,1.82)
 0.05–0.48 1.05 (0.34,3.24)
 >0.48

Bone marrow plasmacytosis (quartiles) 0.36
 12.5–20 1.47 (0.54,4.02)
 20–29 1.43 (0.17,12.26)
 >29 0.47 (0.12,1.84)

Serum albumin level (quartiles) 0.42
 3.5–3.9 1.29 (0.36,4.65)
 3.9–4.2 1.27 (0.41,3.99)
 >4.2 0.42 (0.1,1.74)

Beta 2 microglobulin level (quartiles) 0.04
 4.4–5.5 0.74 (0.23,2.43)
 5.5–9.01 0.98 (0.27,3.6)
 >9.01 0.13 (0.03,0.66)

Estimated GFR at diagnosis (quartiles) 0.07
 10.925–23.2 4.7 (1.15,19.22)
 23.2–42.1 3.13 (0.73,13.41)
 >42.1 4.98 (1.25,19.8)

Dialysis prior to treatment (Yes/No) 0.06 (0.01,0.47) 0.0004

24-hr urine protein at diagnosis (quartiles) 0.49
 469.25–2488.95 0.85 (0.24,2.93)
 2488.95–6002.9 1.96 (0.59,6.5)
 >6002.9 1.5 (0.43,5.26)

Hematuria at diagnosis (Yes/No) 1.56 (0.51,4.81) 0.43

Bortezomib-based therapy (Yes/No) 1.63 (0.61,4.34) 0.32

Lenalidomide-based therapy (Yes/No) 0.9 (0.26,3.14) 0.87

ASCT (Yes/No)* 0.83 (0.3,2.29) 0.72

Hematologic response (CR vs <CR)* 0.62 (0.25,1.54) 0.29

Positive HR is associated with increased probability of response

ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; FLC, free light chain; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HCDD, heavy chain deposition disease; HR, hazard ratio; IQR, interquartile range; K/L, kappa/lambda; LCDD, light chain deposition disease; LHCDD, light and/or heavy chain deposition disease; MIDD; monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease; MGUS, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; MGRS, monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance.

*

Time-dependent covariate.