Table 2.
Classification of patients, response to anti-HCV treatment and MGUS or MM evolution.
| Patients | Diagnosis | Monoclonal Ig | Purified | Target of the monoclonal Ig | Antiviral treatment | Decrease in monoclonal Ig | Disease progression | Length, progression-free (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | MM | IgGλ | Yes | HCV core C1 | Yes | Yes | No, stable CR | 45 |
| P2 | MGUS | IgGκ | Yes | HCV NS3 | Yes | Yes | No | 46 |
| P3 | MGUS | IgGκ | Yes | HCV NS3 | Yes | Yes | No | 26 |
| P4 | MGUS | IgAλ | Yes | HCV NS3 | Yes | Yes | No | 39 |
| P5 | MM Bence-Jones | Light chain κ | Yes | Unknown | Yes | No | Yes, 2 relapses | 7 |
| P6 | MGUS | IgAλ | Yes | Unknown | Yes | No | No, stable MGUS | 17 |
| P7 | MGUS | IgGκ | Yes | HCV NS3 | No | No | Yes, to SMM | – |
| P8 | MM | IgAλ | Yes | HCV NS3 | No | No | Yes, death | – |
| P9 | MM | IgGκ | Yes | HSV-1 | No | No | Yes, death | – |
MM, multiple myeloma; HCV, hepatitis C virus; CR, complete remission; MGUS, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; SMM, smoldering multiple myeloma; HSV-1, herpes simplex virus-1.