Abstract
Dual-parameter flow cytometric analysis of monotypic cytoplasmic immunoglobulin (CIg) and DNA content on 15 myeloma marrows allowed S-phase determination of the CIg(+) tumor separately from the CIg(-) hematopoietic cell pool. The median percentage of the CIg(+) cells in S-phase was 2% compared with 5% for the CIg(-) cells. The median survival of patients with more than 2%, and those with 2% or less CIg(+) S-phase cells was 2 months and more than 13 months, respectively, from the time of study. Ploidy analysis identified four patterns of plasma cell DNA content: entirely hyperdiploid, entirely diploid, combined diploid and tetraploid stemlines, and tumors containing diploid and aneuploid CIg(+) cells. A monotypic CIg(+) double stemline myeloma was distinguished from two aneuploid tumors containing admixed normal, diploid polyclonal plasma cells. This technique provides an improved and expedient means for determining the proliferating fractions of myeloma cells and enhances recognition of double stemline tumors and clonal evolution in myeloma.
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