- Normal renal function: creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl. Adequate liver function: bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dl. Transaminase (SGOT) and alkaline phosphatase must be less than or equal to 1.5 x of the upper limit of normal in the absence of bone or liver metastasis, or less than or equal to 2.5 x of the upper limit of normal in the presence of radiologically apparent liver metastasis or bone metastasis, respectively.