The prognostic impact of inflammatory factors in patients with multiple myeloma treated with thalidomide in Korea
- 주제(키워드) Inflammation , Multiple myeloma , Prognosis , Thalidomide
- 등재 SCIE, KCI등재
- 발행기관 Korean Association of Internal Medicine
- 발행년도 2015
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000119537
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2015.30.5.675
- 저작권 이화여자대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
Background/Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the correlations between inflammatory factors—including absolute lymphocyte count, lactate dehydrogenase, ß2-microglobulin, albumin, C-reactive protein, and ferritin—and the prognosis for survival in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) treated with induction chemotherapy containing thalidomide and who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Methods: Data from patients at 13 university hospitals in South Korea were collected retrospectively between December 2005 and May 2013. Results: The median age of the 232 patients was 57 years (range, 33 to 77) and the male to female ratio was 1.09:1. In the multivariate analysis, fewer than two combined abnormal inflammatory factors was the only independent prognostic factor for superior progression-free survival (relative risk [RR], 0.618; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.409 to 0.933; p = 0.022), and platelet count > 100 × 109/L and fewer than two combined abnormal inflammatory factors were independent prognostic factors for superior overall survival (RR, 4.739; 95% CI, 1.897 to 11.839; p = 0.001 and RR, 0.263; 95% CI, 0.113 to 0.612; p = 0.002, respectively). Conclusions: Patients with two or more than two combined inflammatory factors who were treated with thalidomide induction chemotherapy and who underwent ASCT showed significantly shorter survival compared to those with fewer than two combined inflammatory factors. These results could be helpful for predicting prognosis in patients with MM. © 2015 The Korean Association of Internal Medicine.
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