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Table 1

Patient characteristics and immunophenotyping of malignant gammopathies for expression of MAGE-A1, MAGE-A3, MAGE-A4, CT-7, and NY-ESO-1 on tumor cellsa.

Diagnosis

Patient
No.

Age

Stage

Cytogenetics

B2M
(mg/l)

Albumin
(g/dl)

LDH
(U/l)

MAGE-A1
(MAb MA454)

MAGE-A3
(MAb M3H67)

MAGE-A4
(MAb 57B)

CT-7
(MAb CT7-33)

NY-ESO-1
(MAb ES121)

Myeloma

1

70

III

normal

9.4

4.1

ND

1+

3+

2+

4+

-

2

77

III

t13:14, 11q14

1.3

3.7

ND

focal

focal

-

-

-

3

41

II

normal

1.8

4.9

140

-

-

-

1+

-

4

71

III

trisomy 11

6.7

3.1

177

-

2+

-

4+

-

5

63

III

13q-, trisomy 11

5.2

4.1

104

-

-

-

focal

-

6

57

III

13q-

NMA

5.4

179

-

1+

-

2+

-

7

73

III

trisomy 11

4.9

3.6

ND

-

-

-

1+

-

8

53

II

ND

NMA

4.2

130

-

-

-

-

-

9

70

III

normal

7.5

2.8

107

-

2+

-

3+

1+

10

73

I

normal

1.4

3.6

95

-

-

-

1+

-

11

57

III

normal

7.8

2.7

ND

-

-

-

-

-

12

42

III

NA

3.5

4

196

4+

2+

-

focal

focal

13

79

IIIB

normal

4.7

4.3

268

-

-

-

-

1+

Extramedullary plasmacytoma

14

67

 

trisomy 11

ND

4

122

2+

4+

4+

4+

focal

15

52

 

normal

NMA

4.5

140

1+

4+

focal

4+

-

16

68

 

ND

1.3

ND

ND

-

focal

-

-

-

17

64

 

ND

2.2

3.9

ND

2+

3+

2+

3+

focal

Plasmacytoma

18

58

 

ND

ND

3.5

ND

focal

3+

focal

4+

focal

19

65

 

ND

NMA

4.3

184

-

-

-

focal

-

20

72

 

normal

2.1

4.5

ND

-

focal

-

1+

-

21

55

 

NA

5.7

4

99

-

-

-

-

focal

22

56

 

ND

NMA

4.5

ND

-

-

focal

4+

-

23

44

 

ND

ND

4.6

120

-

-

-

3

focal

24

83

 

NA

10.2

4.8

151

-

-

-

focal

-

25

53

 

ND

3.7

ND

ND

-

-

-

1+

-

26

71

 

ND

3.5

ND

ND

-

-

-

3+

focal

27

67

 

ND

8.1

ND

ND

-

3+

-

4+

-

28

44

 

normal

4

ND

ND

-

focal

-

focal

-

29

71

 

ND

ND

3.7

88

-

-

-

4+

-

Total number of patients with CT antigen positive tumor cells (% positive)

7 (24%)

14 (48%)

6 (21%)

23 (79%)

8 (27%)

Total number of patients with CT antigen positivity in >50% tumor cells (% positive)

1 (3%)

6 (21%)

1 (3%)

11 (38%)

0 (0%)

aGrading for expression of CT antigens on tumor cells: focal, <5%; 1+, 5-24%; 2+, 25-49%; 3+, 50-74%; 4+, 75-100%. Abbreviations: NA, not analyzable; ND, not done; NMA, no measurable amount; B2M, serum beta-2-microglobulin; LDH, serum lactate dehydrogenase.

 

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