Table 1 Comparison of Baseline Characteristics of Patients with the NCPF-Enriched and NCPF-Low Cohorts.

From: Elevated non-clonal bone marrow plasma cell fraction at diagnosis is associated with improved outcomes in multiple myeloma

Parameter

NCPF-Enriched

NCPF-Low

p-value

Age at Diagnosis, median (years)

67.5

67.2

0.88

Sex, % males

61.2

61.9

0.92

BMPC infiltrate, median (%)

20

50

<0.0001

 ≥50% BMPC, %

16.9

55.2

<0.0001

Elevated S-phase fraction (≥2%), %

16.9

15.6

0.68

Cytogenetics

 Del(17p), %

15.2

12.6

0.44

 1q duplication, %

25.6

31.4

0.2

 t(4;14), %

11.5

9.1

0.4

 t(11;14), %

14.3

24.3

0.02

 t(14;16)/t(14;20), %

2.7

5.3

0.34

 Hyperdiploid, %

71.1

58.8

0.025

 ≥2 HRCA

11.8

13.2

0.76

IMS/IMWG High-risk, %

25.2

25.5

0.94

Treatment Data

Induction, %

  

0.09

 Triplet

79.8

72

 Quadruplet

7

14.2

 Doublet

13.2

13.8

ASCT, %

45.3

40.5

0.35

Maintenance Utilized, %

93.9

89.3

0.2

Maintenance Utilized, %

  

0.28

 IMiD

58

50.2

 PI

17.2

14.7

 IMiD + PI

16.1

21

 Daratumumab+IMiD

8.6

14

  1. ASCT autologous stem cell transplantation, BMPC bone marrow plasma cells on biopsy, HRCA high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities, IMS International Myeloma Society, IMWG International Myeloma Working Group, PI proteasome inhibitor.
  2. Bold Values indicates statistically significant difference.