Table 4 The serum analyses at baseline and end of treatment

	Reference values	Mean baseline value	No. of patients exceeding reference values (total n = 29)	Mean values at end of treatment	No. of patients exceeding reference values (total n = 29)
Haemoglobin	8.0–11.0 mmol/l	9.4	0	9.1	2
Leucocytes	3.0–10.0 × 10⁹⁹/l	6.7	1	7.1	3
Neutrophils	1.5–7.5 × 10⁹/l	4.1	0	4.2	1
Eosinophils	0.04–0.5 × 10⁹/l	0.2	0	0.22	1
Basophils	<0.2 × 10⁹/l	0.03	0	0.03	1
Lymphocytes	1.0–3.5 × 10⁹/l	2.0	0	2.22	2
Monocytes	0.2–0.8 × 10⁹/l	0.6	3	0.59	1
P/S Creatininium	62–134 µmol/l	90	0	87	0
Lactate dehydrogenase, original `method (n = 13)	150–500 U/l	372	0	393	0
Lactate dehydrogenase, new method (n = 16)	105–205 U/l	214	7	227	8
Alkaline phosphatase, original method (n = 13)	80–275 U/l	194	0	–	0
Alkaline phosphatase, new method (n = 16)	35–105 U/l	82	3	73	2
C-reactive protein	<10 mg/l		5		3