CR, complete response; ISS, International Staging System; NE, not evaluable; PD, progressive disease; SD, stable disease; VGPR, very good partial response. *Excluded were three patients not evaluable
Values reported as n (%) or mean ± sd. Blood administered reported as median [interquartile range] as most (78.5%) patients did not receive a blood transfusion. There were no significant differences i
