Table 2.

Baseline laboratory data

Parameter	Median (range)
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	10.1 (6.3-15.1)
WBC’s (per mm3)	8800 (3800-16,300)
Platelet count (per mm3)	180,000 (72,000-624,000)
Serum bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.7 (0.2-2.3)
AST (u/l)	57 (15-736)
ALT (u/l)	48 (5-531)
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	0.8 (0.2-9.2)
Lactate (mm/l)	1.5 (0.3-4.3)
INR	1.08 (0.8-1.5)

WBC’s: White blood cells, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, INR: International normalized ratio