Table 1.

Main clinicobiological characteristics of the 168 patients

All patients, median
value (range), n = 168
Patients with
t(4;14), n = 22
Patients with
t(11;14), n = 26
Other patients,
n = 120
Sex, female/male 80/88 8/14 13/13 59/61  
Age, y 58  (29-72) 59  (38-66) 57  (29-67) 58  (32-72)  
Stage,*I/II/III/PCL 13/35/115/5 1/5/16/0 0/6/18/2 12/24/81/3 
Isotype, G/A/BJ/D/NS 92/45/27/2/2 9/13/0/0/0 13/3/7/1/2 70/29/20/1/0 
Albumin, g/L 39.4  (23.7-59) 38  (32-47) 38  (23.7-49) 40  (27-59)  
Calcium, mM 2.4  (1.9-4) 2.4  (2.2-3.5) 2.4  (1.9-3.9) 2.4  (1.9-4) 
β2-microglobulin, mg/L 3.1  (1-50) 3.8  (2.6-10) 2.9  (2-24) 3.1  (1-50)  
Creatinine, μM 87  (50-544) 88  (53-281) 85  (57-373) 87  (50-544) 
Hemoglobin, g/dL 10.9  (4.8-15) 11.1  (6.7-14.2) 11.2  (4.8-14) 10.8  (5.2-15)  
CRP, mg/L 3.5  (0.6-192) 4  (2-124) 7  (2-73) 3  (0.6-192)  
Bone marrow plasmacytosis, % 35  (1-99) 39  (4-99) 33  (4-86) 35  (1-98) 
Chromosome 13 abnormalities, % 45 82 38 40 
All patients, median
value (range), n = 168
Patients with
t(4;14), n = 22
Patients with
t(11;14), n = 26
Other patients,
n = 120
Sex, female/male 80/88 8/14 13/13 59/61  
Age, y 58  (29-72) 59  (38-66) 57  (29-67) 58  (32-72)  
Stage,*I/II/III/PCL 13/35/115/5 1/5/16/0 0/6/18/2 12/24/81/3 
Isotype, G/A/BJ/D/NS 92/45/27/2/2 9/13/0/0/0 13/3/7/1/2 70/29/20/1/0 
Albumin, g/L 39.4  (23.7-59) 38  (32-47) 38  (23.7-49) 40  (27-59)  
Calcium, mM 2.4  (1.9-4) 2.4  (2.2-3.5) 2.4  (1.9-3.9) 2.4  (1.9-4) 
β2-microglobulin, mg/L 3.1  (1-50) 3.8  (2.6-10) 2.9  (2-24) 3.1  (1-50)  
Creatinine, μM 87  (50-544) 88  (53-281) 85  (57-373) 87  (50-544) 
Hemoglobin, g/dL 10.9  (4.8-15) 11.1  (6.7-14.2) 11.2  (4.8-14) 10.8  (5.2-15)  
CRP, mg/L 3.5  (0.6-192) 4  (2-124) 7  (2-73) 3  (0.6-192)  
Bone marrow plasmacytosis, % 35  (1-99) 39  (4-99) 33  (4-86) 35  (1-98) 
Chromosome 13 abnormalities, % 45 82 38 40 

PCL indicates primary plasma cell leukemia; G, IgG, A, IgA, BJ, Bence-Jones (ie, light chains myeloma); D, IgD; NS, nonsecretory; and CRP, C-reactive protein.

*

According to Durie and Salmon staging system.

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