Table 1.

Temporal changes of muscle strength and laboratory test results in the patient

	0 months (presentation)	6 m	12 m	17 m (just before ASCT)	19 m (2 m after ASCT)	20 m	22 m
Body weight, kg	42.5	41.0	41.7	39.8	39.4	NT	44.0
Grip strength, kg
Right	17	20	14	NT	11	14	17
Left	22	20	15	NT	15	15	16
MRC scale
Shoulder abduction	2	2	2	NT	2	3	3
Hip flexion	2	2	2	NT	2	2	2
Pulmonary function test
FVC, L	2.23	2.08	1.80	1.84	1.61	NT	1.84
Ratio of FVC to predicted value, %	84.3	79.2	69.1	70.5	61.7	NT	70.5
FEV1, L	2.06	1.82	1.59	1.65	1.47	NT	1.61
CK, U/L	119	69	75	71	46	115	141
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.30	0.27	0.24	0.28	0.29	0.29	0.30

ASCT: autologous stem-cell transplantation

MRC: Medical Research Council

FVC: forced vital capacity

FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in one second

CK: creatine kinase

NT: not tested