Table 3.
White blood cells, erythrocyte and platelet counts, as well as haemoglobin and albumin concentration at days 1 and 10 of treatment cycle number I
| Laboratory tests | No. of pairs | Day 1 | Day 10 | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | |||
| Leukocytes (×109/l) | 26 | 6.3 | 3.5–10.4 | 24.9 | 8.7–43.5 | <0.001 |
| Lymphocytes (×109/l) | 25 | 1.40 | 0.57–2.6 | 1.90 | 0.51–4.96 | 0.003 |
| Monocytes (×109/l) | 25 | 0.43 | 0.09–0.80 | 1.00 | 0–4.05 | <0.001 |
| Neutrophils (×109/l) | 25 | 4.2 | 2.2–7.4 | 14.7 | 5.2–30.5 | <0.001 |
| Eosinophils (×109/l) | 25 | 0.14 | 0–0.43 | 3.11 | 0–8.27 | <0.001 |
| Platelets (×109/l) | 26 | 265 | 104–461 | 240 | 149–430 | 0.045 |
| Erythrocytes (×1012/l) | 26 | 4.2 | 3.6–5.3 | 4.25 | 3.2–5.3 | NS |
| Haemoglobin (g/l) | 26 | 128 | 108–155 | 125 | 100–156 | NS |
| Albumin (g/l) | 24 | 40 | 36–48 | 34 | 29–40 | <0.001 |
NS not significant
aWilcoxon signed rank test comparing days 1 and 10