- Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: leukocytes >= 4,000/microL, absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/microL, platelets >= 100,000/microL, HCT > 28%, total bilirubin < 2 x upper limit of normal, AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) <= 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal, creatinine <= 2.5 mg/dl transaminase < 2.5 times institution's upper normal limits