TABLE 4: THE DURIE AND SALMON STAGING SYSTEM
STAGE CRITERIA MEASURED MYELOMA CELL MASS
(myeloma cells in billions/m2)*
STAGE I (low cell mass)
All of the following: Hemoglobin value >10g/dL Serum calcium value normal or <10.5mg/dL Bone x-ray, normal bone structure (scale 0), or solitary bone plasmacytoma only Low M-component production rates IgG value <5g/dL; IgA value <3g/dL Urine light chain M-component on electrophoresis <4g/24h Fitting neither Stage I nor Stage III
600 billion*
STAGE II (intermediate cell mass) STAGE III (high cell mass)
600 to 1,200 billion*
*myeloma cells in whole body
One or more of the following: Hemoglobin value <8.5g/dL Serum calcium value >12mg/dL Advanced lytic bone lesions (scale 3) High M-component production rates IgG value >7g/dL IgA value >5g/dL Bence Jones protein >12g/24h A: relatively normal renal function (serum creatinine value) <2.0 mg/dL B: abnormal renal function (serum creatinine value) >2.0 mg/dL Examples: Stage IA (low cell mass with normal renal function) Stage IIIB (high cell mass with abnormal renal function)
>1,200 billion*
SUBCLASSIFICATION (either A or B)