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. 2021 May 11;56(10):2367–2381. doi: 10.1038/s41409-021-01286-x

Table 2.

Univariate analysis for overall survival, progression-free survival, relapse and non-relapse mortality in patients transplanted for relapsed MM.

OS PFS Relapse NRM
N 2 year 5 year p N 2 year 5 year p 2 year 5 year p 2 year 5 year p
Total
 All patients 159 38% (30–46%) 25% (17–32%) 140 17% (10–23%) 6% (1–11%) 68% (60–76%) 79% (71–86%) 15% (9–21%) 15% (9–21%)
Patient gender
  Male 99 34% (25–44%) 20% (11–29%) 0.149 86 19% (10–28%) 0.679 67% (56–77%) 0.986 14% (7–22%) 0.679
  Female 60 44% (31–57%) 32% (19–44%) 54 13% (4–23%) 70% (57–82%) 17% (7–27%)
Donor type
  HLA-HLA 86 48% (38–59%) 35% (24–46%) <0.001 80 24% (15–34%) <0.001 64% (54–75%) 0.148 11% (4–18%) 0.091
  Other 70 25% (14–36%) 9% (0–17%) 58 3% (0–7%) 75% (63–87%) 22% (11–34%)
Interval between allos HR = 0.94 (0.89–1) 0.0654 HR = 0.92 (0.86–0.98) 0.0078 HR = 0.89 (0.83–0.96) 0.0021 HR = 1.03 (0.9–1.17) 0.7126
 <2 years 47 26% (13–39%) 10% (1–20%) 0.005 43 9% (0–18%) 0.02 77% (63–90%) 0.083 15% (4–25%) 0.896
 ≥2 years 112 43% (34–53%) 31% (21–40%) 97 20% (12–28%) 65% (55–74%) 16% (8–23%)
Disease stage
  Low 60 42% (29–55%) 24% (11–37%) 0.747 53 18% (7–29%) 0.265 57% (44–71%) 0.009 25% (13–37%) 0.03
 Advanced 85 33% (23–44%) 20% (10–29%) 78 12% (5–20%) 77% (68–87%) 11% (4–18%)
 Second HSCT year HR = 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.2591 HR = 1.01 (0.98–1.03) 0.6997 HR = 1 (0.97–1.03) 0.8816 HR = 1.02 (0.95–1.09) 0.5503
  1994–2008 81 35% (24–45%) 25% (15–34%) 0.377 71 18% (9–27%) 0.711 68% (57–78%) 0.489 14% (6–22%) 0.652
  >2008 78 42% (30–53%) 22% (9–34%) 69 14% (5–23%) 69% (58–81%) 17% (8–26%)
 Age at 2nd Tx HR = 1.09 (0.88–1.35) 0.4374 HR = 1.04 (0.84–1.28) 0.724 HR = 1.19 (0.93–1.50) 0.1618 HR = 0.58 (0.36–0.95) 0.03
  <50 65 38% (26–51%) 29% (18–41%) 0.601 60 20% (10–30%) 0.665 56% (43–69%) 0.021 24% (13–35%) 0.018
  50–70 94 38% (28–48%) 20% (10–30%) 80 14% (6–22%) 77% (67–87%) 9% (3–15%)
Karnofsky score
  <90 33 30% (13–46%) 25% (8–41%) 0.212 28 12% (0–25%) 0.523 76% (60–93%) 0.142 11% (0–23%) 0.252
  90–100 50 43% (29–57%) 20% (6–34%) 44 16% (5–28%) 60% (45–75%) 24% (11–36%)
Stem cell source
  BM 15 46% (20–71%) 27% (2–52%) 0.966 14 7% (0–21%) 0.108 79% (57–100%) 0.196 14% (0–33%) 0.95
  PB 141 38% (30–46%) 25% (17–33%) 125 18% (11–25%) 66% (58–75%) 16% (9–22%)
Conditioning intensity
  Standard 60 37% (24–49%) 27% (15–40%) 0.702 52 15% (5–25%) 0.868 67% (54–80%) 0.98 18% (7–28%) 0.822
  Reduced 73 43% (31–55%) 23% (12–34%) 66 19% (9–29%) 65% (53–77%) 16% (7–24%)
MM
  IgG 77 44% (32–55%) 29% (18–40%) 0.282 69 24% (13–34%) 0.285 60% (48–72%) 0.385 16% (8–25%) 0.524
  IgA 33 36% (20–53%) 15% (1–29%) 29 7% (0–16%) 72% (56–89%) 21% (6–35%)
  Light chain 36 32% (15–49%) 27% (11–44%) 32 12% (0–25%) 78% (63–93%) 10% (0–20%)
EBMT risk score
  <5 21 57% (35–78%) 42% (18–66%) 0.086 20 34% (13–55%) 0.281 36% (15–58%) 0.057 30% (10–50%) 0.115
  5 72 38% (27–50%) 18% (8–28%) 69 9% (2–16%) 75% (64–85%) 17% (8–25%)
  >5 51 27% (14–40%) 19% (7–31%) 41 15% (3–26%) 75% (62–89%) 10% (1–20%)

Bold values indicate statistical significance P < 0.05.