- Adequate hematologic, renal and liver function (i.e. absolute neutrophil count > 1000/mm3, platelets > 75,000/mm3); creatinine < 2 times the upper limits of normal (ULN) total bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dl, ALT and AST< 3 times above the ULN, ALT and AST can be < 5 times ULN if patients have hepatic involvement.