Table 4 Baseline laboratory test values

From: A phase II study of fixed-dose capecitabine and assessment of predictors of toxicity in patients with advanced/metastatic colorectal cancer

Parameter (no. of patients with available results)

Median (range)

Creatinine clearance, ml/min (n=55)

75.41 (45.12–165.1)

Red cell folate, nmol/l (n=28)

633.5 (358–1841)

Serum folate, nmol/l (n=38)

16.65 (6.6–45.4)

Albumin, g/l (n=51)

39 (29–47)

Vitamin B12, pmol/l (n=38)

283 (187–830)

Homocysteine, μmol/l (n=36)

12 (8–47)

CEA (n=50)

52.8 (1.7–3225)

  1. CEA=carcinoembryonic antigen.