Table 4

Results from the 2 largest retrospective series of pPCL patients treated with auto-SCT

Characteristics of patientsDrake et al50 Mahindra et al86 
272 97 
Age at SCT, y 56 56 
SCT received 1980-2006 1995-2006 
β2-Microglobulin, median (mg/L) 6.8 NA 
Induction regimen, %   
    Thalidomide-based NA 25 
    Bortezomib-based NA 
    Lenalidomide-based NA 
Graft type   
    BM 0.8 NA 
    BM/PBSC 1.5 NA 
    PBSC 97.7 NA 
Conditioning regimen, %   
    Melphalan alone NA 56 
    Melphalan + TBI ± others NA 11 
    Melphalan-based, no TBI NA 24 
    TBI included 9.1 NA 
    No TBI included 90.9 NA 
Second transplant, %   
    Auto-auto NA 26 
    Auto-allo 10.3 
Disease status at transplantation, %   
    CR 25.5 20 
    PR 58.7 56 
    ≥ PR 84.2 76 
Response post-SCT, %   
    CR 41.2 NA 
    PR NA NA 
    ≥ PR NA NA 
PFS at 3 years 38 34% 
OS at 3 years 39.5 64% 
NRM at 3 years NA 5% 
Characteristics of patientsDrake et al50 Mahindra et al86 
272 97 
Age at SCT, y 56 56 
SCT received 1980-2006 1995-2006 
β2-Microglobulin, median (mg/L) 6.8 NA 
Induction regimen, %   
    Thalidomide-based NA 25 
    Bortezomib-based NA 
    Lenalidomide-based NA 
Graft type   
    BM 0.8 NA 
    BM/PBSC 1.5 NA 
    PBSC 97.7 NA 
Conditioning regimen, %   
    Melphalan alone NA 56 
    Melphalan + TBI ± others NA 11 
    Melphalan-based, no TBI NA 24 
    TBI included 9.1 NA 
    No TBI included 90.9 NA 
Second transplant, %   
    Auto-auto NA 26 
    Auto-allo 10.3 
Disease status at transplantation, %   
    CR 25.5 20 
    PR 58.7 56 
    ≥ PR 84.2 76 
Response post-SCT, %   
    CR 41.2 NA 
    PR NA NA 
    ≥ PR NA NA 
PFS at 3 years 38 34% 
OS at 3 years 39.5 64% 
NRM at 3 years NA 5% 

NA indicates not available; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cells; TBI, total body irradiation; and NRM, nonrelapse mortality.

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