Research Article
Evaluating the Relationship of GDF-15 with Clinical Characteristics, Cardinal Features, and Survival in Multiple Myeloma
Table 1
Multiple regression models showing the independent predictors of serum GDF-15 among the studied patients with MM. The right-skewed variables (including GDF-15) were ln-transformed before analysis.
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CTx: chemotherapy; ISS: International Staging System for multiple myeloma; PD: progressive disease; SD: stable disease; SMM: smoldering myeloma; uNGAL: urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. |