2013 Test Data

The most recent round of tests had mixed results. Monoclonal proteins continued their upward march, but Kappa free light chains declined. I am in the middle of only the second cycle of the increased 25mg Revlimid dosage, so we must give that time to work. Another UPEP test was also done; this failed to show enough protein concentration to allow UPEP evaluation, which is a good thing.

Here is a summary of the tests so far this year. Note that anything other than "None" is undesirable for the monoclonal proteins; the normal range for Kappa free light chains is 3.3 - 19.4 mg/L, and for the Kappa/Lambda ratio, it is 0.26 - 1.65.

Test Date	Monoclonal Spike (g/dL)	Kappa Free Light Chains (mg/L)	Kappa/Lambda Ratio
1/22/13	None	16.3	1.38
2/18/13	"Faint"	19.6	1.34
3/18/13	0.2	21.6	1.41
4/18/13	0.3	19.7	1.31
5/17/13	0.3	21.3	1.46
6/27/13	0.4	23.1	1.24
8/6/13	0.7	23.4	1.50
9/13/13	1.0	18.6	1.58