Soluble Syndecan-1 level at diagnosis is an independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma and the extent of fall from diagnosis to plateau predicts for overall survival

Richard Lovell, Janet Dunn, Gulnaz Begum, Nicola Newnham, Timothy Plant, Paul Moss, Mark Drayson, Guy Pratt

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Abstract

Syndecan-1 (CD138) is a heparin sulphate proteoglycan that is over expressed on the surface of both normal and malignant plasma cells and actively shed from the cell surface (soluble syndecan-1). Soluble syndecan-1 has been shown to be an independent prognostic factor in myeloma but its role in prognostic classification requires further investigation. We have retrospectively measured soluble syndecan-1 in 324 presentation samples and 154 plateau phase samples from the UK Medical Research Council Myeloma VIth trial. Log-rank analysis showed that the presentation value of soluble syndecan-1 is a highly significant prognostic factor when assessing survival from entry (chi2=14.92, P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)542-548
Number of pages7
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume130
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2005

Keywords

  • multiple myeloma
  • prognostic factors

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