| Patient characteristics | |||||||
| Case no | Age | Sex | Asbestos exposure | Platelet count | Histology sub-types | Treatment | Survival in weeks |
| Case 1 | 56 | Female | Yes | 815 | Epithelioid | Vinorelbine | 10 |
| Case 2 | 65 | Male | Yes | 530 | Epithelioid | MVP | Alive-116 |
| Case 3 | 63 | Male | No | 630 | Epithelioid | MVP | Alive-108 |
| Case 4 | 59 | Male | No | 280 | Epithelioid | Vinorelbine | 12 |
| Case 5 | 63 | Male | No | 603 | Epithelioid | Carboplatin | 20 |
| Case 6 | 62 | Male | Yes | 549 | Epithelioid | Declined | 9 |