Long-term stabilization of metastatic melanoma with sodium dichloroacetate

Table 1 Blood panel prior to and during dichloroacetate therapy

Blood test	July 12 pre-DCA	October 12 3 mo DCA	June 16 4 yr DCA	Units	Normal range
Hemoglobin	154	150	157	g/L	135-175
White cell count	4.5	4.1	5	× 109/L	4.0-11.0
Platelets	220	214	229	× 109/L	150-400
Glucose	-	4.6	4.9	mmol/L	3.6-7.7
Urea	3.9	3.2	3.9	mmol/L	2.5-8.0
Creatinine	491	501	551	µmol/L	62-115
Calcium	2.47	2.41	2.47	mmol/L	2.15-2.60
Albumin	48	45	47	g/L	35-50
Bilirubin	8	10	13	µmol/L	< 22
Sodium	139	141	140	mmol/L	135-147
Potassium	4	4.3	3.9	mmol/L	3.5-5.5
Chloride	106	107	105	mmol/L	100-110
Alkaline Phosphatase	77	69	71	U/L	45-129
LDH	139	135	144	U/L	120-246
GGT	18	19	20	U/L	15-73
AST	18	25	21	U/L	7-37
ALT	18	28	19	U/L	12-49

¹Indicates abnormal value. DCA: Dichloroacetate; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyltransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase.