Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (year) | 61 (45–72) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 34 (57) |
| Female | 26 (43) |
| Durie Salmon | |
| I | 11 (18) |
| II | 16 (27) |
| III | 33 (55) |
| Race | |
| White | 39 (65) |
| African American | 12 (20) |
| Other | 9 (15) |
| Ig Subtype | |
| Non-secretory | 2 (3) |
| Light chain only | 4 (7) |
| IgG | 38 (63) |
| IgA | 15 (25) |
| IgD | 1 (2) |
| Light Chain | |
| Lambda | 25 (42) |
| Kappa | 35 (58) |
| Disease status | |
| First remission | 41 (68) |
| Refractory/relapsed | 19 (32) |
| Cytogenetics | |
| Normal | 45 (75) |
| Abnormal | 15 (25) |
| Interval between diagnosis and transplant (months) | 7 (2–88) |
| BM plasmacytosis (% of cells) | 8.5 (0–95) |
| β2 microglobulin level | |
| >3.5 mg/L | 23 (38) |
| <3.5 mg/L | 37 (62) |
| Median LDH | |
| <618 IU/L | 38 (63) |
| >618 IU/L | 22 (37) |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 80 (53–124) |
| Serum albumin | |
| >35 g/L | 51 (85) |
| <35 g/L | 9 (15) |
| Transplant within 12 months | 38 (63) |
| At least a PR before transplant | 41 (68) |
Abbreviation: PR = partial response.