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Table 2 Treatment characteristics- Patients receiving SCT

From: Improved outcome in patients following autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma in south eastern Norway 2001–2010: a retrospective, population based analysis

 

Patients ≥ 60 years of age

Patients 61–65 years of age

N (%)

N (%)

Induction treatment

 VAD

90 (42,6)

32 (39,5)

 Cy/Dex

120 (56,5)

49 (60,5)

 Vel/Dex

2 (0,9)

0

Consolidation

 IFN

38 (17,9)

10 (12,3)

 Bortezomib

25 (11,9)

7 (8,6)

 No consolidation

149 (70,2)

64 (79,1)

Treatment response

 Progressive disease

1 (0,6)

3 (3,6)

 Stable disease

7 (3,2)

1 (1,2)

 Minimal response

9 (4,2)

2 (2,4)

 Partial response

102 (48,1)

49 (59.0)

 Complete response

57 (27,2)

19 (22,9)

 Not evaluable

36 (16,7)

9 (10,9)

  1. VAD vincristin- adriamycin-dexamethasone, Cy/Dex cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone, Vel /Dex Bortezomib-dexamethasone, IFN α- Interferon