Table 3.

Comparison of clinical characteristics and median OS of patients with IgD myeloma between major published studies

StudyStudy populationMedian age (y)Male (%)Hb < 100 g/L (%)Serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL (%)Extramedullary involvement (%)Λ light chain association (%)Median OS (mo)
Jancelewicz et al 1975 Retrospective review of IgD myeloma cases (n = 133) 56 76 61 31 73 90 
Shimamoto et al 1991 Retrospective study of Japanese patients with IgD myeloma (n = 165) 56 76 50 (Hb < 85 g/L) 43 27 82 12 
Blade et al 1994 Single US center report of IgD myeloma cases diagnosed 1965-1992 (n = 53) 60 62 29 33 19 60 21 
Morris et al 2010 Retrospective study of IgD myeloma cases in the EBMT myeloma database for patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplants 1986-2007 (n = 379) 54 65 ∼50 Median
130 mmol/L (1.47 mg/dL) 
— 75 43.5 
Kim et al 2011 Korean myeloma registry database 1997-2009 (n = 77) 57 67 75 53 11 89 18.5 
Zagouri et al 2013 Cohort study by the Greek Myeloma Study group 2000-2012 (n = 31) 65 52 58 52 — 84 51.5 
Liu et al 2020 Asian Myeloma Network (China, Korea, and Singapore) multicentre cohort study 2012-2019 (n = 356) 56 68 65 36 19 89 36.5 
StudyStudy populationMedian age (y)Male (%)Hb < 100 g/L (%)Serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL (%)Extramedullary involvement (%)Λ light chain association (%)Median OS (mo)
Jancelewicz et al 1975 Retrospective review of IgD myeloma cases (n = 133) 56 76 61 31 73 90 
Shimamoto et al 1991 Retrospective study of Japanese patients with IgD myeloma (n = 165) 56 76 50 (Hb < 85 g/L) 43 27 82 12 
Blade et al 1994 Single US center report of IgD myeloma cases diagnosed 1965-1992 (n = 53) 60 62 29 33 19 60 21 
Morris et al 2010 Retrospective study of IgD myeloma cases in the EBMT myeloma database for patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplants 1986-2007 (n = 379) 54 65 ∼50 Median
130 mmol/L (1.47 mg/dL) 
— 75 43.5 
Kim et al 2011 Korean myeloma registry database 1997-2009 (n = 77) 57 67 75 53 11 89 18.5 
Zagouri et al 2013 Cohort study by the Greek Myeloma Study group 2000-2012 (n = 31) 65 52 58 52 — 84 51.5 
Liu et al 2020 Asian Myeloma Network (China, Korea, and Singapore) multicentre cohort study 2012-2019 (n = 356) 56 68 65 36 19 89 36.5 

EBMT, European Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation; Hb, hemoglobin.

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