Table 1 General characteristics of patients.

From: Recombinant human thrombopoietin does not promote platelet engraftment in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients following autologous stem cell transplantation

 

rhTPO group (n=26)

Control group (n=14)

p value

Median age, years (range)

54.46 (36–70)

52.93 (45–59)

0.539

Sex, n (%)

  

1.000

 Male

18 (69.2%)

10 (71.4%)

 Female

8 (30.8%)

4 (28.6%)

Induction therapy protocol

VRD

VRD

DS staging, n (%)

  

1.000

 I

0

0

 II

2 (7.7%)

1 (7.1%)

 III

24 (92.3%)

13 (92.9%)

 IV

0

0

ISS staging, n (%)

  

0.140

 I

7 (26.9%)

11 (78.6%)

 II

10 (38.4%)

7 (50%)

 III

9 (34.6)

3 (21.4%)

R-ISS staging, n (%)

  

0.631

 I

7 (26.9%)

4 (28.6%)

 II

12 (46.2%)

8 (57.1%)

 III

7 (26.9%)

2 (14.3%)

Classification of active MM (mSMART 3.0), n (%)

  

0.973

 High-risk

15 (57.7%)

8 (57.1%)

 Standard-risk

11 (42.3%)

6 (42.9%)

Pre-transplant condition, n (%)

  

0.185

 CR

14 (69.7%)

11 (78.6%)

 VGPR

11 (24.2%)

2(14.3%)

 PR

1 (6.1%)

1 (7.1%)

  1. rhTPO recombinant human thrombopoietin, DS Durie-Salmon, ISS international staging system, R-ISS revised international staging system, MM multiple myeloma, mSMART mayo stratification of myeloma and risk-adapted therapy, CR complete response, VGPR very good partial response, PR partial response.