Table 1.
Number of patients accrued | n = 23 |
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Male/female | 14/9 |
Age (median; range) | 60 yrs (42–72 yrs) |
Evaluable patients | n = 19 |
None valuable patients | n = 4 |
Failed to mobilize cells | n = 2 |
Progressive disease | n = 1 |
Refused transplantation | n = 1 |
Type of myeloma | |
Ig G | n = 14 patients |
Ig A | n = 1 patients |
Ig M | n = 1 patients |
Ig D | n = 1 patients |
Light chain | n = 3 patients |
Nonsecretory | n = 3 patients |
Disease status at the time of transplantation | |
CR | n = 5 patients |
VGPR | n = 8 patients |
PR | n = 5 patients |
Refractory | n = 1 patients |
Number of previous therapies | |
One | n = 12 patients |
Two | n = 7 patients |
Three | n = 3 patients |
Four | n = 1 patients |
CR indicates complete response; VGPR, very good partial response; PR, partial response.