Table 5. Previous chemotherapy (paraprotein type and response to “DD Protocol”) of 11 patients with stage III multiple myeloma.

Number of patients	Previous chemotherapy courses	Paraprotein type and response to DD Protocol
1	12 MP + 1 VBMCP	IgG – CR
1	12 MP + LPCV	IgA – PR
1	13 MP	IgG – PD
1	8 MP	IgA – CR
1	12 MP + 3 VAD	IgG – PD
1	MP	IgG – CR
3	MP + VBMCP + VAD	IgG – 2 CR, 1 MR
2	None	IgG – CR, PR

M = melphalan, P = prednisone, V = vincristine, B = bleomycin, C = cyclophosphamide, A = adriamycin, D = dexamethasone, L = L-asparaginase, IgG = myeloma immunoglobulin G type, IgA = myeloma immunoglobulin A type, λ = myeloma lambda type, κ = myeloma kappa type, PR = partial response, CR = complete response, PD = progressive disease, MR = minimal response).