A hazard ratio less than 1 indicates an advantage for VMP c p-value based on the stratified log-rank test adjusted for stratification factors: β 2-microglobulin, albumin, and region d p-value for Response Rate (CR + PR) from the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test adjusted for the stratification factors e Response population includes patients who had measurable disease at baseline f EBMT criteria g All randomized patients with secretory disease NE: