Baseline characteristics
multiple myeloma, Renal insufficiency, MM
MULTIPLE MYELOMA, DISEASE, ONCOLOGY, T(4;14), DELETION, T(14;16), RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
Between January 1, 2017 and April 1, 2021, a total of 159 NDMM no younger than 65 years old were recruited with a median age of 70 years old and 25.2% of MM patients were more than 75 years old. The baseline clinical characteristics of the elderly MM patients were shown in Table Baseline characteristics and treatment efficacy of the elderly multiple myeloma patients
Abbreviations: CR, complete response; DS, Durie‐Salmon; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; FISH, fluorescent in situ hybridization; ISS, International Staging System; MR, minimal response; ORR, overall response; PR, partial response; R‐ISS, Revised International Staging System; sCR, stringent complete response; SD, stable disease; VGPR, very good partial response.High‐risk was defined as the presence of t(4;14) or t(14;16) or 17p deletion.The Renal insufficiency was defined as the serum creatinine of >177 μmol/L.The ratios of comorbidities in the elderly multiple myeloma patients at enrollment.