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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between the Serum G\lobulin Level, and Renal Impairment and All-Cause Deaths in Chinese Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma.

Jun Cheng, Jia Sun, Yi Zhao, Xiayu Li, Yan Jiang, Rong Lv, Heng Li, Jianghua Chen

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jun ChengKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Jia SunDepartment of Kidney Disease, First People's Hospital of Linping District, Hangzhou, China.
Yi ZhaoHematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Xiayu LiKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yan JiangKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Rong LvKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Heng LiKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Jianghua ChenKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang University · CNHangzhou First People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Background: A large number of studies have shown that serum globulin plays an important role in a variety of cancers; However, few studies have identified the association between serum globulin levels and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and all-cause death in Chinese patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Methods: A generalized additive model and smooth curve fitting were fitted to assess the cross-sectional relationship between the serum globulin levels and renal impairment (RI) at baseline. Multivariate-adjusted Cox regression models were performed to determine the associations between the baseline serum globulin levels and the onset of all-cause death and ESRD in patients with MM. Results: 288 participants who were followed for > 3 months were eligible for the retrospective study. The median serum globulin level was 5.1 ± 2.6 mg/dL. The average follow-up time was 23.3 months. Thirty-two patients (11.5%) had ESRD and 24 patients (8.33%) died after diagnosis. In patients with a serum globulin level < 6.1 mg/dL, the serum globulin level had an independent, negative correlation with the occurrence of MM-related RI. Patients were divided into three groups on the basis of serum globulin tertiles: low (L group), 3.3 mg/dL; middle (M group), 3.3-6.0 mg/dL; and high (H group), 6.0 mg/dL. Cox regression analysis showed that low serum globulin levels may be independent risk factors for all-cause death and the occurrence of ESRD in patients with MM; however, an elevated baseline serum globulin can predict all-cause deaths in patients with MM, but cannot predict the onset of ESRD. Conclusions: This observational study suggested that there was a non-linear relationship between the serum globulin level and the occurrence of RI in patients with MM. This finding showed that the serum globulin level had a U-shaped association with all-cause death and an L-shaped association with ESRD in patients with MM.

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All-cause deathsChinese PatientsMultiple Myelomarenal impairmentSerum Globulin Level

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