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. 2010 May 24;116(16):3807–3814. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25139

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients

Characteristic Mild or No RI: CLCr ≥60 mL/min Moderate RI: CLCr ≥30 mL/min to <60 mL/min Severe RI: CLCr <30 mL/min
No. of patients 243 82 16
Median age (range), y 61 (33-82) 69 (38-84)a 73 (56-86)a
Men, % 67 43a 25a
ECOG score 0 or 1, % 89 87 69
Median time since diagnosis (range), y 3.1 (0.4-15.7) 3.4 (0.5-14.6) 3.4 (1.0-8.7)
Bone lesions, % 75 72 69
Serum β2-microglubulin >2.5 mg/L, % 62 89a 100a
Immunoglobulin G, % 66 63 56
Immunoglobulin A, % 21 20 19
Durie-Salmon stage III, % 62 72 75
No. of prior lines of therapy, median (range) 2 (0-8) 2 (0-5) 2 (0-3)
Prior therapies, %
 Thalidomide 35 33 56
 Bortezomib 9 6 0

RI indicates renal impairment; CLCr, creatinine clearance; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

a

P < .05 versus patients with mild or no RI.