Research Article
Prognostic Value of Hepatocyte Growth Factor, Syndecan-1, and Osteopontin in Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
Table 2
Differences of pretreatment serum levels of hepatocyte growth factor, syndecan-1, and osteopontin in multiple myeloma treatment responders and nonresponders.
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HGF: hepatocyte growth factor (pg/mL), SYN: syndecan-1 (ng/mL), OPN: osteopontin (ng/mL). Treatment responders: patients achieving ≥ partial remission after treatment; nonresponders: patients who did not reach partial remission and/or were progressing after treatment. Statistical estimation was done using Mann-Whitney test at . Only the pretreatment serum levels of soluble syndecan-1 showed borderline significant differences in comparison of treatment responders and nonresponders. |