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Patient demographics and disease characteristics
| Induction strategy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Chemotherapy (n=114) | Novel agent (n=110) |
| Patients: | ||
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 56 (9) | 55 (9) |
| Female, % | 42 | 41 |
| KPS, median: | 90 | 90 |
| Diagnosis to SCT, d, mean (SD) | 232 (53) | 110 (82) |
| Disease: | ||
| ISS stage, med: | 2 | 2 |
| Durie-Salmon stage, %: | ||
| 1: | 9 | 10 |
| 2: | 16 | 13 |
| 3: | 77 | 77 |
| Isotype, %: | ||
| IgG: | 58 | 51 |
| IgA: | 24 | 23 |
| Light chain only: | 13 | 25 |
| IgD: | 5 | 1 |
| Cytogenetics,%: | ||
| Standard risk: | 74 | 74 |
| High risk: | 26 | 26 |
| Radiation, %: | 22 | 18 |
