POOR-PROGNOSIS IN MULTIPLE-MYELOMA IS ASSOCIATED ONLY WITH PARTIAL OR COMPLETE DELETIONS OF CHROMOSOME-13 OR ABNORMALITIES INVOLVING 11Q AND NOT WITH OTHER KARYOTYPE ABNORMALITIES
POOR-PROGNOSIS IN MULTIPLE-MYELOMA IS ASSOCIATED ONLY WITH PARTIAL OR COMPLETE DELETIONS OF CHROMOSOME-13 OR ABNORMALITIES INVOLVING 11Q AND NOT WITH OTHER KARYOTYPE ABNORMALITIES
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DOI:
10.1182/blood.v86.11.4250.bloodjournal86114250
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发表时间:
1995-12-01
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影响因子:
20.3
通讯作者:
SAWYER, JR
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作者:
TRICOT, G;BARLOGIE, B;SAWYER, JR
Chromosomal abnormalities have major biologic and prognostic implications in leukemias. Cytogenetic information in typically hypoproliferative multiple myeloma (MM) is limited because of difficulties in obtaining analyzable metaphases. In this study, karyotypes and other known prognostic factors were analyzed in 155 newly diagnosed MM patients, entered on an intensive treatment program with two autotransplants. Complete remission (CR), event-free (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed using standard statistical methods. Abnormal cytogenetics were found in 39% of patients and were associated with a significantly lower CR rate (27% v 48%; P = .008). EFS and OS were inferior in patients with either partial or complete deletion of chromosome 13 or 11q abnormalities (''unfavorable'' karyotype) when compared with the remaining patients (P < .001) who, as a group, had a similar prognosis irrespective of cytogenetic findings, ie, inevaluable, normal, or abnormal but without an ''unfavorable'' karyotype. The patients with abnormalities of both chromosomes 11 and 13 had a dismal prognosis with median EFS and OS of only 11 and 12 months, respectively. Significant associations were noted between an ''unfavorable'' karyotype and IgA isotype, elevated levels of beta-2 microglobulin (B2M, greater than or equal to 3 mg/L) and age >60 years. On multivariate regression analysis, the absence of an ''unfavorable'' karyotype was the most significant variable associated with prolonged EFS and OS (P = .0001 and .0002, respectively). Other independent favorable variables were age less than 60 years, C-reactive protein (CRP) less than or equal to 0.4 mg/dL and bone marrow plasmacytosis less than or equal to 50% before treatment. On a multivariate analysis without cytogenetics, these same three standard parameters were identified as the only favorable variables. Patients not having all three standard favorable variables had a significantly lower CR rate (P = .03). EFS (P = .0001), and OS (P = .002) if an unfavorable karyotype was detected. We conclude that, in this program of uniformly treated MM patients, a poor prognosis was associated predominantly with abnormalities of chromosomes 11 and 13. (C) 1995 by The American Society of Hematology.