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. 2018 May 8;9(35):24054–24068. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25307

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)