Longitudinal Analysis of Tetanus- and Influenza-Specific IgG Antibodies in Myeloma Patients

Table 1

Patient characteristics. Data are shown for all patients. LC: light chain, HC: heavy chain. §indicates missing information for some patients.

Parameter	Total
Sex
Male	115
Female	75
Age
> 60	69
≤ 60	121
Karyotype
Normal	83
Complex	15
del13q14	46
del17p13	12
t (4; 14)	9
Not tested	25
LC isotype
Light lambda	62
Light kappa	100
HCisotype^§
IgG	167
IgA	18
Maximum treatment
Untreated	10
Chemotherapy	81
autoSCT	30
alloSCT	74
Stage^∗,#,§
I	32
II	52
III	95

^∗One patient was found to bear a 13q14 and a 17p13 deletion.
^#Stage according to the Salmon and Durie classification.