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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Effects of Radiotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma: a retrospective analysis of a Single Institution

Characteristics

 

N

Irradiation

Irradiated Pat.

107 (70%)

 

Target Vol.

202

 

No Radiation

46 (30%)

Status

Alive

77 (50%)

Sex

Male

86 (56%)

 

Female

67 (44%)

Age (years)

Range 30-87

59 median

Classification

IgG kappa

59 (39%)

 

IgG lambda

25 (16%)

 

IgA kappa

21 (14%)

 

IgA lambda

15 (10%)

 

Kappa

15 (10%)

 

Lambda

05 (03%)

 

Diverse

13 (08%)

Stage at first diagnosis

I

21 (14%)

(Durie&Salmon [8])

II

16 (10%)

 

III A

99 (65 %)

 

III B

17 (11%)

Radiation dose (Gy)

08

02 (01%)

 

20

63 (31%)

 

25

36 (18%)

 

30

26 (13%)

 

36

38 (19%)

 

40

26 (13%)

 

Diverse

11 (05%)

Simultaneous chemotherapy

(with statement about analgesia)

108 (73)

Surgical intervention

 

29 (20)

  1. n = number of patients, Stage = Durie and Salmon.