Fig. 1: Method of patient selection in final analysis.

Flow diagram depicting how patients from the Emory University database were selected for evaluation in the final analysis. Patient records were reviewed individually, induction with RVD was verified, and all pathology reports were reviewed to confirm testing for +1q. Patients were excluded if +1q was tested only at relapse. Patients were also excluded if +1q was not identified on samples not enriched for CD138+ cells or if +1q was detected only by conventional karyotype and not by FISH.