Table 1

Clinical and biologic characteristics of the MM patients

MM patient no.Age, yPatient stageBM plasma cells, %State of diseasePD/ATO in vitro treatment
66 IIIa 65 New diagnosis 
57 IIIa 90 Relapse 
74 IIIa 70 Relapse 
76 IIa 90 New diagnosis − 
64 IIIa 58 Relapse 
65 IIIa 50 New diagnosis 
61 IIIa 70 Relapse 
89 Ia 30 New diagnosis − 
36 Ia 20 New diagnosis − 
10 60 IIa 60 New diagnosis 
11 70 IIIa 28 New diagnosis 
12 49 IIIa 80 New diagnosis 
MM patient no.Age, yPatient stageBM plasma cells, %State of diseasePD/ATO in vitro treatment
66 IIIa 65 New diagnosis 
57 IIIa 90 Relapse 
74 IIIa 70 Relapse 
76 IIa 90 New diagnosis − 
64 IIIa 58 Relapse 
65 IIIa 50 New diagnosis 
61 IIIa 70 Relapse 
89 Ia 30 New diagnosis − 
36 Ia 20 New diagnosis − 
10 60 IIa 60 New diagnosis 
11 70 IIIa 28 New diagnosis 
12 49 IIIa 80 New diagnosis 

Primary CD 138+ MM cells were isolated from BM aspiration of MM patients at the diagnosis or relapse and were treated in vitro with PD 184352 (1 μM) and/or ATO (2 μM) for 24 to 48 hours.

+ indicates responder; and −, nonresponder.

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