Immunomodulatory Effects of the Agaricus blazei Murrill-Based Mushroom Extract AndoSan in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized, Double Blinded Clinical Study

Table 1

The distribution of the patients in the two study groups. The clinical stage at inclusion according to the International Staging System [27] is indicated.

(a)

Agaricus ( = 19)
M/F	Age	Stage
M	65	II
M	56	I
M	36	I
F	61	I
M	63	I
F	65	II
M	59	I
F	64	II
M	56	III
M	46	III
M	62	II
M	66	I
M	65	I
F	48	II
F	49	I
M	64	I
M^*	59	II
F^*	59	II
F^*	59	II

Patients who withdrew from the study.
M/F = 12/7; mean age = 57,4; I = 9, II = 8, and III = 2.

(b)

Placebo ( = 21)
M/F	Age	Stage
M	56	II
M	42	II
M	55	III
M	61	III
M	61	II
M	62	II
F	44	III
M	60	II
M	56	II
F	62	I
M	58	II
F	56	II
M	52	II
M	61	I
M	55	I
M	52	II
M	51	I
M^*	63	I
M^*	63	II
F^*	54	III
F^*	52	III

Patients who withdrew from the study.
M/F = 12/6; mean age = 56,6; I = 5, II = 11, and III = 5.