- A recent liver biopsy (within 3 years prior to study entry) is required. If the patient has either liver biopsy proven cirrhosis in the past or has splenomegaly with features of cirrhosis on ultrasound and/or thrombocytopenia (<150x109/ml) at any time in the past or has a Fibroscan reading of 10 or above or has a Fibrotest score of 0.75 or above (equivalent to F3 on the METAVIR scale), a biopsy will not be required. A copy of the latest report must be available.