- platelet count below 150x10³/ μl but greater than 100x10³/ μl, serum creatine above normal level for age (> 1.1 -1.3 mg/dl), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 300 IU/l, leukocytosis ( > 12x10³/ μl ) and elevated CRP (> 5mg/l), hemoglobin < 13.8 g/dL for male patients or < 12.1 g/dL for female patients, respectively or decrease in haptoglobin