CXCL13 chemokine is a novel player in multiple myeloma osteolytic microenvironment, M2 macrophage polarization, and tumor progression

Table 2 Laboratory and clinical parameters, cohort 1 (peripheral blood samples)

Characteristic	Stable MM disease (n = 29)	Progressive MM disease (n = 32)	p value
Hb	12.3	11.8	0.32
b2-mic	3.4	4.2	0.45
Albumin	4.13	3.88	0.21
LDH	163	180	0.7
IG	595	3782	0.005
Free light chain	72	186	0.29

Hb, hemoglobin; b2-mic, beta 2-microglobulin; IG, immunoglobulin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase

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