Research Article

Prognostic Nomogram for the Overall Survival of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Table 1

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

CharacteristicsTraining cohortValidation cohort
(n = 214)(n = 90)
Number%Number%

Age at diagnosis, years
 Median ± SD60.2 ± 10.660.9 ± 11.1
 Range34−8934−84
Sex
 Male12156.55156.7
 Female9343.53943.3
Clonal BM plasma cells, %
 Median36.4 ± 24.838.2 ± 26.8
 Range0.5−97.00.5−97.0
Hemoglobin
 ≥100 g/L9142.54145.6
 <100 g/L12357.54954.4
Serum albumin
 ≥35 g/L7334.12932.2
 <35 g/L14165.96167.8
Serum LDH
 <250 U/L17883.27482.2
 ≥250 U/L3616.81617.8
Serum creatinine
 <177 μmol/L17280.47280.0
 ≥177 μmol/L4219.61820.0
Serum calcium
 <2.75 mmol/L20093.58392.2
 ≥2.75 mmol/L146.577.8
Serum β2-microglobulin
 <5.5 mg/L12056.14853.3
 ≥5.5 mg/L9443.94246.7
1q21 gain
 Negative11955.65460.0
 Positive9544.43640.0
del (17p)
 Negative18686.98088.9
 Positive2813.11011.1
t (4;14)
 Negative18988.38392.2
 Positive2511.777.8
t (11;14)
 Negative16979.06976.7
 Positive45212123.3
t (14;16)
 Negative20696.38594.4
 Positive83.755.6

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BM, bone marrow; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.