Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2019; 7(16): 2247-2255
Published online Aug 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i16.2247
Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics, n (%)
CharacteristicPatients total (n = 20)
Age (y): Median (range)11.5 (8-16)
Sex, male:10 (50)
Duration (yr) after end of cancer treatment4 (1- 9)
Type of cancer history
ALL17 (85)
Hodgkin Lymphoma2 (10)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma1 (5)
Weight (kg): Median (range)37 (24-64.5)
Height (cm): Median (range)137.5 (114-77)
BMI (kg/m2): Median (range)17.7 (14.56-24.89)
HCV RNA (log10 IU/mL): Mean (SD)6.09 (0.72)
HCV RNA ≥ 800000 IU/mL10 (50)
Interferon or ribavirin treatment experience
Naïve:19 (95)
Non-respondent to IFN Rx1 (5)
METAVIR Score by Fibroscan
F117 (85)
F23 (15)
WBCs (× 10⁹/L): Median (range)7.5 (4.1-13.8)
Hemoglobin (g/dL): Median (range)12.05 (10-13.8)
Platelet Count (× 10⁹/L): Median (range)236.5 (66-444)
AST (IU/L): Mean (SD)50.7 (29.4)
ALT (IU/L): Mean (SD)54.3 (40.2)
S. Total Bilirubin (mg/dL): Median (range)0.7 (0.2-1.7)
S. Creatinine (mg/dL): Median (range)0.65 (0.2-0.8)