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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):224–233. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000589

Table 6.

Cumulative MTX dose and histologic evaluated liver toxicity.

Study Number of patients Mean cumulative dose MTX (mg) Range cumulative dose MTX (mg) Histological evaluation110
Early changes (Roenigk I, II) Advanced changes Roenigk III, IV)
Te 2000111 20 2,633 1,500 – 5,140 19 1
Leman 200048 11 1,225* 220 – 3,400* 9 2
Fraser 2002112 3 >1,500 not reported 3 0
Fournier 201078 17 2,653 1,400 – 6,025 16 1
Laharie 2006 and 2010102, 104 7 3,152 2,170 – 5,705 5 2
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Mean MTX dose and MTX dose range of 41 patients, of whom 11 underwent liver biopsy