Abstract

Purpose: Multiple myeloma is a heterogeneous disease, for which an understanding of the prognostic and predictive value of chromosomal aberrations is necessary to prescribe the most appropriate therapy. We aimed to document the frequencies of chromosomal aberrations in our institute and searched the relationships between therapy regimens and chromosomal aberrations. Materials and methods: We analyzed the frequency of del(17p13), del(13q14), t(11;14), and t(4;14) in patients with MM by interphase-fluorescent in situ hybridization who were diagnosed between January 2010 and December 2015 in our institute. We researched the relationship between response to conventional chemotherapy and Bortezomib based chemotherapy.Results: Eighty patients (72.7%) had at least one chromosomal aberration. The most frequently observed aberration was del(17p13) (48.2%), followed by del(13q14) (40.9%), t(11;14) (16.4%), and t(4;14) (11.8%). In clinically analyzed subgroup (n=67), 36 patients who received Bortezomib based chemotherapy showed a higher response rate (55.6%) than conventional chemotherapy group (48.4%). With respect to chromosomal aberrations, response rates were higher in Bortezomib based therapy group (63.2%) than conventional chemotherapy group (50%) in del (17p13) positive patients as well as in del (13q14) positive patients (61.5% in Bortezomib based, 50% in conventional chemotherapy group). Conclusion: Bortezomib-containing regimens may have beneficial effects on the clinical outcome of patients with del (17p13) and del (13q14).

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