Table 1

	%CD5+IgM+ (median;range)	%BAFF-R+ve	BAFF-R+ve (MFI)	BAFF levels (ng/ml) (median;range)

HC	18.5 (9.1–26.8)	98.7 (97.9–99.5)	62.5 (50.5–82.4)	1.1 (0.9–1.2)
Pre-RTX	5.4 (1.9–21.4)	97.3 (85.8–100)	58 (34.2–139)	1.4 (0.9–1.7)
Post-RTX early relapse	44.4 (39.6–55.8) **^###$$	60.6 (12.9–71.2)**^###$$	15.6 (11.8–17.5)**^###$$	2.4 (2–6.4)**^###$
Post-RTX late relapse	12.7 (2.3–27.9)^$$	93.1 (81.5–97.9)**^$$	30.2 (19.9–36)**^##$$	1.7 (1.3–2.4)**^#$

*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 compared with NC; ^#p<0.05; ^##p<0.01; ^###p<0.001 compared with pre-RTX; ^$p<0.05; ^$$p<0.01; ^$$$p<0.001 for comparisons between post-RTX groups.