Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2011; 17(43): 4804-4809
Published online Nov 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i43.4804
Table 2 Biochemical responses of the patients, median (min-max)
De novo combination group (n = 10)
Add-on combination group (n = 20)
2 wk before combination treatment4 wk after combination treatment12 wk after combination treatment24 wk aftercombinationtreatment48 wk after combination treatment2 wk before combination treatment4 wk after combination treatment12 wk after combination treatment24 wk after combination treatment48 wk after combination treatment
Child-Pugh score11 (9-13)10 (8-12)10 (8-12)9 (7-11)c7 (6-9)ca11 (9-13)10 (9-12)10 (9-12)10 (7-11)c9 (7-10)c
Serum ALT (IU/L)124 (82-156)a111 (80-141)a109 (69-125)a89 (59-112)ca49 (28-67)ca283 (187-321)251 (171-302)c218 (146-277)c173 (105-239)c105 (65-186)c
Serum TBIL (μmol/L)49.5 (23-72)a47.3 (25.0-70.1)a41.3 (25.5-63.0)a37.8 (22.5-57.4)ca31.0 (22.0-41.0)ca73.5 (49.0-99.6)68.3 (44.5-88.7)63.5 (35.8-79.0)c56.7 (32.0-72.3)c41.2(29.0-58.1)c
Serum ALB (g/L)29.75(25.40-34.00)a30.15(27.20-34.10)a30.55(27.60-33.00)a32.80(29.00-35.00)ca34.00(30.00-37.00)ca26.65(23.00-32.00)28.20(25.60-32.90)27.85(25.00-31.90)28.75(25.50-33.00)c30.5(28.0-34.8)c