Table 2 Medical history of each patient before high-dose melphalan followed by ASCT.
a)Delayed for the patient's financial reasons. b)These patients stopped chemotherapy early due to vincristine-related neuropathy.
Abbreviations: ASCT, Autologous stem cell transplantation; C, cycle; MP, melphalan and prednisolone; SD, stable disease; Thal/Dex, thalidomide and dexamethasone; VAD, vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone; VGPR, very good partial response.