Table 2.

Baseline data of the study population.

Patient	28
Gender: Male/Female	12/16
Age: mean (range)	53 (18–79)
Laboratory results	Mean (range)	Normal range of value	Number of patients with value outside the range
AST	35 (12–290)	5–42 U/L	1
ALT	30 (8–192)	10–40 U/L	4
ALP	266 (30–1895)	40–129 U/L	12
GGT	105 (20–530)	5–85 U/L	10
LDH	365 (153–658)	135–250 U/L	21
Total Bilirubin	1.06 (0.2–14)	0.2–1 mg/dL	4
Direct Bilirubin	0.74 (0.01–13.39)	0–0.3 mg/dL	4
Total Protein	7.64 (6.3–8.7)	6.4–8.3 g/dL	5
AFP	7.78 (0.9–94.55)	<13.6 ng/mL	1
CEA	2.06 (0.23–6.19)	<5 ng/mL	1
CA 19-9	18.6 (2.3–73)	0–34 U/mL	1

AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, ALP: Alkaline phosphatase, GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein, CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen, CA 19-9: Cancer antigen 19-9.