Table II.
Hematological and biochemical parameters prior to and following chemotherapy.
| Measured values | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Auxiliary examination | Pre-chemotherapy | Post-chemotherapy | Normal rangea |
| Routine | |||
| Neutrophils (109/l) | 5.8 | 5.2 | 1.8–6.3 |
| Blood test | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/l) | 97 | 91 | 120–160 |
| Platelets (109/l) | 239 | 214 | 100–300 |
| Hepatic function | |||
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) | 42 | 45 | 9–50 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) | 33 | 24 | 15–40 |
| Total bilirubin (µmol/l) | 9.2 | 11.1 | 5–21 |
| Renal function | |||
| Creatinine clearance (ml/min) | 85.4 | 83.2 | >80 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/l) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9–7.1 |
| Cardiac function | |||
| N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (pg/ml) | 268 | 282 | 0–300 |
| Creatine kinase MB (U/l) | 10 | 9 | ≤25 |
| Cardiac troponin I (µg/ml) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0–0.3 |
a
Those used at the hospital laboratory of the Third Hospital of Mianyang (Mianyang, China).