Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Parameters	No. of patients (%)
Total number of patients	37 (100)
Mean age 64.6 years (range 43-80)
female/male	15/22 (41/59)
Binet stage (n=37)
A	23 (62)
B	5 (14)
C	9 (24)
CD38 expression (n=37)
positive	18 (49)
negative	19 (51)
Genomic aberrations by FISH (n=35)
low-risk	24 (69)
high-risk (deletion 11q or 17p)	11 (31)
Treatment history (n=37)
treated	13 (35)
untreated	24 (65)