10.24 Multiple myeloma, or blood plasma cancer. is char- acterized by increased blood vessel formulation sis) in the bone marrow that is a predictive factor in sur- Vival. One treatment approach used for multiple myeloma is stem cell transplantation with the patienfi own stem cells. The following data (stored in ) represent the bone marrow microvessel density for patients who had a com- plete response to the stem cell transplant (as measured by blood and urine tests). The measurements were taken imme- diately prior to the stem cell transplant and at the time the complete response was determined: Patient 2 3 4 5 6 7 158 189 353 416 426 441 214 101 176 M. A. Gertz. and P R Greipp. "Bone Marrow Angrenesis mt'etJ Achieving Complete Response After Cell