Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of screened patients (n = 26) dependent on induction therapy.
VD (n = 18) |
TD (n = 8) |
P | |
---|---|---|---|
Sex (male) | 9 (50%) | 4 (50%) | |
Median age, years (range) | 55 (35–67) | 54 (45–63) | n.s. |
Disease status | CR; 2 | ||
PR: 1 | PR: 5 | ||
VGPR: 9 | VGPR: 2 | ||
Unknown: 6 | Unknown: 1 | ||
Median time from diagnosis to SCT, months (range) | 7 (5–28) | 9.5 (7–24) | n.s. |
Median accumulative steroid dosage, mg (range) | 640 (480–3680) | 880 (320–4320) | 0.022 |