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. 2023 Mar 13;46(7):852–867. doi: 10.1007/s00270-023-03391-4

Table 4.

Abnormal laboratory values: patients with at least one occurrence per grade

Category HCC ICC mCRC Other mets (248) Total (1027)
Patients with at least 1 abnormal laboratory value 359 (85.1) 96 (80) 158 (66.7) 179 (72.2) 792 (77.1)
Patients with at least 1 grade ≥ 3 abnormal laboratory value 129 (30.6) 27 (22.5) 42 (17.7) 47 (19) 245 (23.9)
Albumin decreased—grade
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 167 (39.6) 26 (21.7) 36 (15.2) 47 (19) 276 (26.9)
2 117 (27.7) 25 (20.8) 29 (12.2) 38 (15.3) 209 (20.4)
3 19 (4.5) 4 (3.3) 9 (3.8) 2 (0.8) 34 (3.3)
ALT increased—grade
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 197 (46.7) 49 (40.8) 80 (33.8) 106 (42.7) 432 (42.1)
2 31 (7.3) 2 (1.7) 15 (6.3) 20 (8.1) 68 (6.6)
3 13 (3.1) 0 (0) 9 (3.8) 6 (2.4) 28 (2.7)
4 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.1)
AST increased—grade
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 258 (61.1) 55 (45.8) 108 (45.6) 118 (47.6) 539 (52.5)
2 66 (15.6) 12 (10) 24 (10.1) 23 (9.3) 125 (12.2)
3 25 (5.9) 3 (2.5) 13 (5.5) 14 (5.6) 55 (5.4)
4 3 (0.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.4) 4 (0.4)
Bilirubin increased—grade
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 154 (36.5) 24 (20) 57 (24.1) 44 (17.7) 279 (27.2)
2 141 (33.4) 22 (18.3) 35 (14.8) 34 (13.7) 232 (22.6)
3 63 (14.9) 15 (12.5) 19 (8) 20 (8.1) 117 (11.4)
4 18 (4.3) 3 (2.5) 6 (2.5) 7 (2.8) 34 (3.3)
INR increased
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 133 (31.5) 17 (14.2) 38 (16) 26 (10.5) 214 (20.8)
2 57 (13.5) 10 (8.3) 16 (6.8) 14 (5.6) 97 (9.4)
3 14 (3.3) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.4) 3 (1.2) 19 (1.9)
Neutrophil count decreased—grade
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 36 (8.5) 14 (11.7) 8 (3.4) 16 (6.5) 74 (7.2)
2 22 (5.2) 5 (4.2) 7 (3) 8 (3.2) 42 (4.1)
3 6 (1.4) 1 (0.8) 5 (2.1) 11 (4.4) 23 (2.2)
4 0 (0) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4) 3 (0.3)
Platelet count decreased—grade
n 422 120 237 248 1027
1 216 (51.2) 55 (45.8) 58 (24.5) 78 (31.5) 407 (39.6)
2 73 (17.3) 17 (14.2) 10 (4.2) 10 (4) 110 (10.7)
3 27 (6.4) 5 (4.2) 1 (0.4) 5 (2) 38 (3.7)
4 5 (1.2) 1 (0.8) 2 (0.8) 1 (0.4) 9 (0.9)

Data are presented as n (%)

ALT Alanine transaminase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ICC intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, INR International Normalised Ratio, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, mCRC metastatic colorectal cancer, TARE transarterial radioembolization