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. 2017 Apr 21;8(34):56243–56254. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17353

Table 2B. Correlation of GRP78 protein with clinical parameter.

MGUS NDMM RRMM
GRP78 levels (ng/mL) GRP78 levels (ng/mL) GRP78 levels (ng/mL)
Parameter N (%) median [95%CI] N (%) median [95%CI] N (%) median [95%CI]
Patients 29 (100) 2.5 1.7-6.4 29 (100) 3.1 1.8-7.3 15 (100) 4.0 1.7-7.7
Osteolytic bone lesions 0 27 (93) 2.7 1.8-7.4 15(100) 4.0 1.7-7.8
Cytogenetic standard risk 1 (3) 9 (31) 2.3 1.7-16.5 4(26) 2.8 1.2-5.4
Cytogenetic high risk 1 (3) 15 (52) 5.4 1.5-13.2 10(67) 5.8 1.7-8.7
Cytogenetic not avail. 27(94) 5 (17) 1(7) Not av.
BMPCs < 10%
BMPCs < 20%
BMPCs 20 - < 50%
BMPCs >= 50%
BMPCs percentage not avail.
29 (100)
0
0
0
0
2.5 1.7-6.4 0
7(24)
6 (21)
7 (24)
9 (31)
4.2
3.4
2.3
1.8-19.4
1.0-63.0
1.5.-48.5
0
2 (14)
5 (33)
3 (20)
5 (33)
5.1
4.0
1.5
1.6-8.7
1.8-6.8
1.2-10.5
Therapy lines at samples collection
 1st line therapy 0 0 0
 2nd line + 3rd line therapy 0 0 8 (53) 2.9 1.6-7.8
 4th and higher lines of therapy 0 0 7 (47) 5.4 1.5-21.5
BTZ based therapy at sample collection 0 0 9 (60) 4.0 1.6-7.7
IMiDs based therapy at sample collection 0 0 6 (40) 4.3 1.6-25.0

Abbrevations: BMPCs, Bone marrow plasma cells; IMiD, Immunomodulatory drugs; BTZ, Bortezomib.