Table 1. Summary of clinical data of six patients with deciduoid MPM treated with chemotherapy alone.

Study	Sex	Age	Asbestos	Location	Mitotic count (/10 HPF)	Regimen	Effect	Survival (months)	Dead or alive
Scattone et al.	M	73	Occupational	Rt. pleura	2–5	CDDP+GEM	INA	43	DOD
	M	71	Occupational	Rt. pleura	2–5	CDDP+GEM	INA	38	Alive
	F	52	Environmental	Rt. pleura	2–5	CDDP+GEM	INA	24	Alive
	M	74	Occupational	Rt. pleura	2–5	CDDP+GEM	INA	12	DOD
Ordonez	M	62	Yes	Rt. pleura	>5	INA	INA	4	DOD
Present case	M	55	Environmental	Rt. pleura	13	CDDP+PEM	PD	2	DOD

CDDP, cisplatin; GEM, gemcitabine; PEM, pemetrexed; INA, information not available; PD, progressive disease; DOD, dead of disease; Rt., right.