Curability of Multiple Myeloma

Table 1

Patient population (1987–2010).

No. patients	1070
Age > 65	−246
Non secretory or hyposecretory	−32
No. studied	792
	1987–1998 (%)	1999–2010 (%)	P
No. patients	462	330
Deaths<18𝑚𝑜	96 (21)	35 (11)	<.01
No. HDT<12𝑚𝑜	162 (35)	272 (82)	<.01
	Response status at 18 mo (%)
No. patients	366	295
NR	57 (16)	13(5)175(59)107(36)
PR	249 (68)		<.01
CR	60 (16)
Duration of CR	No. (% of CR)
>3 years	43 (72)	60 (56)
>12 years	13 (22)	n.a.