Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 430 patients who had not achieved a CR at day 100 post transplant based on the presence or absence of a complete response

Continued response (n = 167)No continued response (n = 263)
VariablesMedian (range)Median (range)
Age, y 60 (32-75) 60 (29-74) 
Male, n,( %) 92 (55%) 176 (62%) 
PCLI   
 At diagnosis 0.4 (0-4) 0.6 (0-14.4) 
 At transplant 0.3 (0-6) 0.2 (0-11) 
Serum M spike   
 At diagnosis 3.7 (0-9) 3.1 (0-8.5) 
 At transplant 1 (0-5.1) 1 (0-6.9) 
Urine M spike   
 At diagnosis 0.4 (0-15.5) 0.7 (0-22.6) 
 At transplant 0.04 (0-10) 0.09 (0-10) 
BMPC, %   
 At diagnosis 50 (2- 95) 50 (2-100) 
 At transplant 11 (1-95) 17 (1-100) 
LDH   
 At diagnosis 150 (62-464) 152 (51-617) 
 At transplant 205 (68-1103) 203 (74-729) 
β2-microglobulin   
 At diagnosis 3.6 (1-1447) 3.9 (1-21) 
 At transplant 2.4 (1-34) 2.5 (1-34) 
Creatinine   
 At diagnosis 1.2 (0.4-5.7) 1.2 (0.4-18.6) 
 At transplant 0.9 (0.4-4.5) 0.9 (0.4-3.5) 
Albumin   
 At diagnosis 3.7 (2.3-5.8) 3.7 (2.3-5.3) 
 At transplant 3.3 (1.9-4.8) 3.4 (2-4.9) 
FISH, n (%) Available in 54 pts Available in 87 pts 
 High-risk FISH 7 (13%) 15 (17%) 
 t(4,14) 
 t(14,16) 
 t(14,20) 
 Deletion 17p/mono 17 10 
ISS stage, n (%) Available in 63 pts Available in 94 pts 
 Stage 1 29 (46%) 32 (34%) 
 Stage 2 13 (21%) 27 (29%) 
 Stage 3 21 (33%) 35 (37%) 
Induction regimen, n (%)   
 Non-novel agent based 78 (47%) 87 (33%) 
 Novel agent based 89 (53%) 176 (67%) 
  Thalidomide based 39 (23%) 74 (28%) 
  Lenalidomide based 43 (26%) 76 (29%) 
  Bortezomib based 17 (10%) 42 (16%) 
Conditioning regimen, n (%)   
 Melphalan 200 143 (86%) 216 (82%) 
 Reduced dose Melphalan 14 (8%) 38 (14%) 
 Other (Mel/TBI, Zevalin/Mel) 10 (6%) 9 (4%) 
IMWG status, n (%)   
 At transplant   
  CR 3 (2%) 13 (5%) 
  VGPR 19 (11%) 38 (14%) 
  PR 93 (56%) 123 (47%) 
  SD 47 (28%) 64 (24%) 
  PD 5 (3%) 15 (6%) 
  Missing — 10 (4%) 
 At day 100   
  VGPR 80 (48%) 141 (54%) 
  PR 77 (46%) 109 (41%) 
  SD 10 (6%) 13 (5%) 
 At best continued response   
  sCR 28 (17%) — 
  CR 55 (33%)  
  VGPR 37 (22%)  
  PR 43 (26%)  
  SD 4 (2%)  
History of antecedent PC disorder 60 (36%) 57 (22%) 
Continued response (n = 167)No continued response (n = 263)
VariablesMedian (range)Median (range)
Age, y 60 (32-75) 60 (29-74) 
Male, n,( %) 92 (55%) 176 (62%) 
PCLI   
 At diagnosis 0.4 (0-4) 0.6 (0-14.4) 
 At transplant 0.3 (0-6) 0.2 (0-11) 
Serum M spike   
 At diagnosis 3.7 (0-9) 3.1 (0-8.5) 
 At transplant 1 (0-5.1) 1 (0-6.9) 
Urine M spike   
 At diagnosis 0.4 (0-15.5) 0.7 (0-22.6) 
 At transplant 0.04 (0-10) 0.09 (0-10) 
BMPC, %   
 At diagnosis 50 (2- 95) 50 (2-100) 
 At transplant 11 (1-95) 17 (1-100) 
LDH   
 At diagnosis 150 (62-464) 152 (51-617) 
 At transplant 205 (68-1103) 203 (74-729) 
β2-microglobulin   
 At diagnosis 3.6 (1-1447) 3.9 (1-21) 
 At transplant 2.4 (1-34) 2.5 (1-34) 
Creatinine   
 At diagnosis 1.2 (0.4-5.7) 1.2 (0.4-18.6) 
 At transplant 0.9 (0.4-4.5) 0.9 (0.4-3.5) 
Albumin   
 At diagnosis 3.7 (2.3-5.8) 3.7 (2.3-5.3) 
 At transplant 3.3 (1.9-4.8) 3.4 (2-4.9) 
FISH, n (%) Available in 54 pts Available in 87 pts 
 High-risk FISH 7 (13%) 15 (17%) 
 t(4,14) 
 t(14,16) 
 t(14,20) 
 Deletion 17p/mono 17 10 
ISS stage, n (%) Available in 63 pts Available in 94 pts 
 Stage 1 29 (46%) 32 (34%) 
 Stage 2 13 (21%) 27 (29%) 
 Stage 3 21 (33%) 35 (37%) 
Induction regimen, n (%)   
 Non-novel agent based 78 (47%) 87 (33%) 
 Novel agent based 89 (53%) 176 (67%) 
  Thalidomide based 39 (23%) 74 (28%) 
  Lenalidomide based 43 (26%) 76 (29%) 
  Bortezomib based 17 (10%) 42 (16%) 
Conditioning regimen, n (%)   
 Melphalan 200 143 (86%) 216 (82%) 
 Reduced dose Melphalan 14 (8%) 38 (14%) 
 Other (Mel/TBI, Zevalin/Mel) 10 (6%) 9 (4%) 
IMWG status, n (%)   
 At transplant   
  CR 3 (2%) 13 (5%) 
  VGPR 19 (11%) 38 (14%) 
  PR 93 (56%) 123 (47%) 
  SD 47 (28%) 64 (24%) 
  PD 5 (3%) 15 (6%) 
  Missing — 10 (4%) 
 At day 100   
  VGPR 80 (48%) 141 (54%) 
  PR 77 (46%) 109 (41%) 
  SD 10 (6%) 13 (5%) 
 At best continued response   
  sCR 28 (17%) — 
  CR 55 (33%)  
  VGPR 37 (22%)  
  PR 43 (26%)  
  SD 4 (2%)  
History of antecedent PC disorder 60 (36%) 57 (22%) 

PR, partial response; sCR, stringent complete response, SD, stable disease; VGPR, very good partial response.

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