Research Article

Clinical Factors Associated with Response or Survival after Chemotherapy in Patients with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in Korea

Table 3

Multivariate analysis for response and survival.

Value ORROS
RR95% CI valueRR95% CI value

Age, years
 <65
 ≥651.0210.350–2.9800.970
ALC, ×109/L
 <1.0
 ≥1.00.3620.060–2.1930.369
ECOG (%)
 0-1
 ≥22.0060.711–5.6600.1880.4210.147–1.2080.108
Serum albumin, g/dL
 <3.5
 ≥3.51.1230.264–4.7720.875
ISS (%)
 I
 II 0.4390.078–2.4860.352
 III 0.2090.066–0.6650.008
Treatment regimen
 Novel agent combined chemotherapy
 Conventional chemotherapy5.0481.032–24.7020.0460.3680.075–1.8030.217

ORR: overall response rates; OS: overall survival rates; RR: relative risk; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; ALC: absolute lymphocyte count; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; ISS: international staging system.