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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 12.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Haematol. 2009 Jan;82(1):1–12. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01171.x

Table 3.

International Prognostic Scoring System (WM-IPSS) (23)

Risk
Low Intermediate High
Age > 65 yr + or
Hb ≤ 11.5 g/dL graphic file with name nihms304928t1.jpg > 2 factors
Platelet ≤ 100 × 109/L graphic file with name nihms304928t2.jpg ≤ 1 factor graphic file with name nihms304928t3.jpg 2 factors
β2m > 3 mg/L
IgM > 70 g/L
N (%) 158 (27) 223 (38) 206 (35)
Survival at 5 yr(P < 0.001) 87% 68% 36%

Hb, hemoglobin; β2m, beta2-microglobulin; N, number of patients; %, percentage.