- No active liver disease. Total bilirubin must be < or equal to 2.0 mg/dl. Alkaline phosphatase and AST must be less than three times the upper limit of normal. Patients with hepatitis C and active hepatitis B are eligible only if a liver biopsy is performed and there is < or equal to grade 2 inflammation. Patients wtih a history of HBV infection should be tested for HBeAg, antiHBe and HBV DNA (quantitative). Patients with active HBV viral replication should receive anti-viral therapy.