Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with MM before the initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (cohort 1)

Patient characteristicAll patients (n = 93)
Age, y  
Median (range) 65 (44-84) 
>75, n (%) 7 (8) 
Male sex, n (%) 48 (52) 
Race, n (%)  
White 83 (89) 
Non-White 10 (11) 
COVID-19 vaccine, n (%)  
BNT162b2 49 (53) 
mRNA-1273 34 (37) 
JNJ-78436735 10 (11) 
R-ISS stage, n (%)  
46/85 (54) 
II 24/85 (28) 
III 15/85 (18) 
Involved heavy and/or light chain, n (%)  
IgG 51 (55) 
IgA 16 (17) 
κ 61 (66) 
λ 24 (26) 
Nonsecretory 1 (1) 
Median monoclonal protein (range), g/dL 0.05 (0-3.68) 
Treatment status, n (%)  
Treatment naïve 8 (9) 
Previously treated 85 (91) 
Median no. of previous treatment lines (range) 1 (1-7) 
Current treatment regimens, n (%)  
Immunomodulatory agent 46 (53) 
Corticosteroid 40 (46) 
Proteasome inhibitor 35 (40) 
Anti-CD38 monoclonal Ab 32 (37) 
BCMA CAR-T 12 (14) 
Alkylating agent 4 (5) 
Belantamab mafodotin 1 (1) 
Elotuzumab 1 (1) 
Hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG <400 mg/dL), n (%) 17 (18) 
IV immunoglobulin within 90 days, n (%) 13 (14) 
Comorbidities, n (%)  
Pulmonary disease 10 (11) 
Chronic kidney disease 2 (2) 
Diabetes 12 (13) 
Hypertension 53 (57) 
Cardiovascular disease 6 (6) 
Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m239 (42) 
Current tobacco use 0 (0) 
Patient characteristicAll patients (n = 93)
Age, y  
Median (range) 65 (44-84) 
>75, n (%) 7 (8) 
Male sex, n (%) 48 (52) 
Race, n (%)  
White 83 (89) 
Non-White 10 (11) 
COVID-19 vaccine, n (%)  
BNT162b2 49 (53) 
mRNA-1273 34 (37) 
JNJ-78436735 10 (11) 
R-ISS stage, n (%)  
46/85 (54) 
II 24/85 (28) 
III 15/85 (18) 
Involved heavy and/or light chain, n (%)  
IgG 51 (55) 
IgA 16 (17) 
κ 61 (66) 
λ 24 (26) 
Nonsecretory 1 (1) 
Median monoclonal protein (range), g/dL 0.05 (0-3.68) 
Treatment status, n (%)  
Treatment naïve 8 (9) 
Previously treated 85 (91) 
Median no. of previous treatment lines (range) 1 (1-7) 
Current treatment regimens, n (%)  
Immunomodulatory agent 46 (53) 
Corticosteroid 40 (46) 
Proteasome inhibitor 35 (40) 
Anti-CD38 monoclonal Ab 32 (37) 
BCMA CAR-T 12 (14) 
Alkylating agent 4 (5) 
Belantamab mafodotin 1 (1) 
Elotuzumab 1 (1) 
Hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG <400 mg/dL), n (%) 17 (18) 
IV immunoglobulin within 90 days, n (%) 13 (14) 
Comorbidities, n (%)  
Pulmonary disease 10 (11) 
Chronic kidney disease 2 (2) 
Diabetes 12 (13) 
Hypertension 53 (57) 
Cardiovascular disease 6 (6) 
Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m239 (42) 
Current tobacco use 0 (0) 

Ab, antibody; BMI, body mass index; CAR-T, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; R-ISS, Revised Multiple Myeloma International Staging System.

Among patients who were receiving active treatment at the time of vaccination (n = 87).

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