Table 3. Median PFS and OS of MM patients depending on selected factors.
| Variable | Progression free survival | Overall survival | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (months) | p HR (95% CI) |
Median (months) | p HR (95% CI) |
|
| 15 | 79 | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 12 | 0,6938 | 50 | 0,0585 |
| Women | 15 | 0,89 (0,50-1,61) | 79 | 2,45 (1,06-5,63) |
| Age | ||||
| <65 | 15 | 0,5942 | 82 | 0,2853 |
| ≥65 | 17 | 0,85 (0,44-1,64) | 38 | 0,63 (0,23-1,70) |
| Smoking | ||||
| Non-smokers | 12 | 0,8644 | 79 | 0,6341 |
| Active and ex-smokers | 15 | 0,95 (0,52-1,73) | 103 | 1,23 (0,50-2,99) |
| Exposure to carcinogenic factors | ||||
| Yes | 21 | 0,7515 | 79 | 0,5778 |
| No | 10 | 0,91 (0,51-1,63) | - | 1,25 (0,55-2,86) |
| Family history of cancer | ||||
| Yes | 19 | 0,5949 | 103 | 0,0662 |
| No | 10 | 0,86 (0,49-1,52) | 50 | 0,45 (0,20-1,02) |
| History of other cancers | ||||
| Yes | 11 | 0,8036 | 79 | 0,7547 |
| No | 15 | 1,19 (0,26-5,51) | 82 | 0,73 (0,13-4,17) |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Secretory | ||||
| Light chain disease | 15 | 79 | ||
| Non-secretory/plasmablastic type | 11 | 0,7947 | 103 | 0,7487 |
| Non-secretory/plasmacytoma | 1,10 (0,54-2,22) | 0,85 (0,30-2,41) | ||
| Monoclonal protein class | ||||
| IgA | 17 | 0,2375 | 38 | 0,4391 |
| IgG | 12 | 0,69 (0,37-1,31) | 79 | 1,43 (0,53-3,85) |
| Light chain type | ||||
| Lambda | 11 | 0,2281 | 56 | 0,1122 |
| Kappa | 21 | 1,40 (0,75-2,61) | 103 | 1,90 (0,79-4,57) |
| Durie-Salmon stage | ||||
| I, II | 7 | 0,7786 | 82 | 0,6610 |
| III | 16 | 1,17 (0,33-4,12) | 79 | 1,24 (0,43-3,58) |
| ISS stage | ||||
| 1, 2 | 24 | 0,2258 | 82 | 0,0338 |
| 3 | 11 | 0,62 (0,31-1,25) | 38 | 0,42 (0,18-0,99) |
| Deletion 17p | ||||
| Present | 10 | 0,7788 | - | 0,8796 |
| Absent | 10 | 0,89 (0,37-2,09) | 50 | 1,10 (0,29-4,15) |
| Translocation t(4;14) | ||||
| Present | 5 | 0,0619 | 33 | 0,0453 |
| Absent | 12 | 2,28 (0,69-7,56) | 56 | 2,99 (0,59-15,10) |
| Translocation t(4;16) | ||||
| Present | 9 | 0,5061 | - | 0,6176 |
| Absent | 12 | 1,91 (0,13-28,67) | 50 | - |
| Renal function | ||||
| A | 17 | 0,1250 | 82 | 0,0136 |
| B | 8 | 0,55 (0,20-1,52) | 33 | 0,34 (0,09-1,27) |
| Stage of chronic kidney disease | ||||
| G1/G2 | 18 | 0,5056 | 82 | 0,0572 |
| G3a/G3b/G4/G5D | 8 | 0,83 (0,44-1,56) | 38 | 0,46 (0,17-1,22) |
| Performance status | ||||
| 0, 1 | 12 | 0,7900 | 82 | 0,1958 |
| 2, 3 | 16 | 1,08 (0,61-1,90) | 79 | 0,58 (0,26-1,33) |
| Body weight loss before treatment | ||||
| Yes | 10 | 0,1082 | 56 | 0,0028 |
| No | 18 | 1,55 (0,86-2,81) | 103 | 3,32 (1,42-7,77) |
| Anemia grade before treatment (WHO) | ||||
| Absent or Io | 21 | 0,0086 | 103 | 0,0002 |
| IIo, IIIo or IVo | 8 | 0,49 (0,26-0,93) | 38 | 0,24 (0,09-0,60) |
| HGB | ||||
| Normal | 37 | 0,0235 | 103 | 0,1238 |
| Low | 10 | 0,40 (0,21-0,76) | 79 | 0,35 (0,13-0,94) |
| PLT | ||||
| Normal | 17 | 0,2227 | 103 | 0,0306 |
| Low | 10 | 0,68 (0,34-1,38) | 38 | 0,42 (0,15-1,13) |
| ALB | ||||
| Normal | 21 | 0,1835 | 103 | 0,0237 |
| Low | 9 | 0,70 (0,39-1,24) | 56 | 0,40 (0,17-0,93) |
| CRP | ||||
| Normal | 18 | 0,7406 | 82 | 0,0456 |
| High | 11 | 0,91 (0,50-1,66) | 38 | 0,44 (0,18-1,06) |
| LDH | ||||
| Normal | 12 | 0,9448 | 79 | 0,3383 |
| High | 16 | 0,97 (0,38-2,49) | - | 2,52 (0,64-9,85) |
| Calcium | ||||
| Normal | 17 | 0,7698 | 79 | 0,7630 |
| High | 8 | 1,09 (0,58-2,07) | - | 0,87 (0,33-2,28) |
| B2M | ||||
| Normal | 21 | 0,1327 | 82 | 0,0180 |
| High | 10 | 0,66 (0,36-1,19) | 38 | 0,37 (0,16-0,88) |
| Creatinine | ||||
| Normal | 19 | 0,3620 | 82 | 0,0617 |
| High | 9 | 0,77 (0,42-1,42) | 56 | 0,47 (0,19-1,15) |
| eGFR | ||||
| Normal | 18 | 0,7928 | 82 | 0,1897 |
| Low | 10 | 1,07 (0,61-1,89) | 56 | 0,59 (0,26-1,34) |
| Genotype CRBN (rs6768972) | ||||
| AA | 18 | 0,0062 | 82 | 0,7984 |
| AC or CC | 9 | 0,49 (0,26-0,91) | - | 0,90 (0,39-2,07) |
| Genotype CRBN (rs6768972) | ||||
| AC | 10 | 0,0179 | 38 | 0,2847 |
| AA or CC | 17 | 1,89 (1,00-3,56) | 82 | 1,52 (0,64-3,62) |
| Genotype CRBN (rs6768972) | ||||
| CC | 8 | 0,1812 | - | 0,1682 |
| AA or AC | 16 | 2,42 (0,28-20,74) | 79 | - |
| Genotype CRBN (rs1672753) | ||||
| CC | 4 | 0,0321 | - | 0,5579 |
| CT or TT | 16 | 3,93 (0,26-59,64) | 79 | 0,56 (0,12-2,63) |
| Genotype CRBN (rs1672753) | ||||
| CT | 15 | 0,7318 | 103 | 0,5232 |
| CC or TT | 12 | 1,10 (0,62-1,95) | 82 | 1,30 (0,57-2,96) |
| Genotype CRBN (rs1672753) | ||||
| TT | 16 | 0,4248 | 79 | 0,7397 |
| CC or CT | 12 | 0,79 (0,45-1,41) | 103 | 0,87 (0,37-2,01) |