Table 1. Number and Percentage of Respondents by Facility of Work.

From: Japanese General Clinical Oncologists’ Knowledge and Real-world Experiences of Cancer Genomic Medicine: A Nationwide Web-based Survey Study

Type of Facility Number (%)
University hospitals 928 (38.6)
Public hospitals (500 beds or more) 355 (14.8)
Public hospitals (499 beds or less) 401 (16.7)
Private hospitals (500 beds or more) 186 (7.7)
Private hospitals (499 beds or less) 365 (15.2)
Hospitals specialized in cancer treatment 115 (4.8)
Clinics 3 (0.1)
Corporations 7 (0.3)
Others 42 (1.7)
Designated Core Hospital for Cancer Genomic Medicine 192 (8.0)
Designated Hospital for Cancer Genomic Medicine 358(14.9)
Cooperative Cancer Genome Hospital 746(31.1)
None of the above 887(36.9)
Unsure if their institution fell into any of the above categories 219 (9.1)
Table 2. Number and Percentage of Respondents by Specialty.

From: Japanese General Clinical Oncologists’ Knowledge and Real-world Experiences of Cancer Genomic Medicine: A Nationwide Web-based Survey Study

Specialties Number
Gastroenterological Surgery 548 (22.8)
Gastroenterology 229 (9.5)
Urology 181 (7.5)
Obstetrics and Gynecology 181 (7.5)
Respiratory Medicine 178 (7.4)
Dentistry and Oral Surgery 136 (5.7)
Breast Surgery 133 (5.5)
Respiratory Surgery 116 (4.8)
Otorhinolaryngology 96 (4.0)
Hematology 85 (3.5)
Radiation Therapy 81 (3.4)
Pediatrics 60 (2.5)
Oncology 56 (2.3)
Department of Neurosurgery 56 (2.3)
Plastic surgery 53 (2.2)
Gynecology 44 (1.8)
Dermatology 26 (1.1)
Pediatric Surgery 22 (0.9)
Radiology 17 (0.7)
Other Surgery 10 (0.4)
Radiation Diagnosis 9 (0.4)
Other Internal Medicine 6 (0.2)
Oncologic Surgery 6 (0.2)
Pathology 6 (0.2)
Circulatory Medicine 4 (0.2)
Nephrology 1 (0.0)
Transplantation Surgery 1 (0.0)
Ophthalmology 1 (0.0)
Other 60 (2.5)
Table 3. Number and Percentage of Respondents Who Are “Knowledgeable” about Cancer Gene Panel Tests.

From: Japanese General Clinical Oncologists’ Knowledge and Real-world Experiences of Cancer Genomic Medicine: A Nationwide Web-based Survey Study

Cancer Genome Hospitals
n (%)
Noncancer Genome Hospitals
n (%)
p OR 95%CI
I know that the insurance coverage was added in June 2019 975 (75.2) 502 (45.4) <0.0001 3.7 3.1-4.4
I know that the health insurance coverage is limited to patients with a favorable Performance Status (PS) following completion of standard treatment and patients with rare cancers 972 (75.0) 514 (46.5) <0.0001 3.5 2.9-4.1
I know that the quality of the pathology specimen is a factor in the outcome of the analysis 1151 (88.8) 731 (66.1) <0.0001 4.1 3.3-5.1
I know that the chances of a cancer genome panel test leading to treatment are about 10% 1041 (80.3) 564 (51.0) <0.0001 3.9 3.3-4.7
I know that, with individual consent, genetic mutation information and clinical data will be centralized in C-CAT established within the National Cancer Center. 776 (59.9) 307 (27.8) <0.0001 3.9 3.3-4.6
I know that this test may lead to a diagnosis of a hereditary tumor. 1135 (87.6) 762 (68.9) <0.0001 3.2 2.6-3.9
Table 4. Inquiries from Patients to Physicians Regarding Cancer Genomic Medicine.

From: Japanese General Clinical Oncologists’ Knowledge and Real-world Experiences of Cancer Genomic Medicine: A Nationwide Web-based Survey Study

Responders From Cancer Genome Hospitals
n = 729 (%)
Responders From Noncancer Genome Hospitals
n = 341 (%)
p OR 95%CI
Whether the patient is eligible for the test or not 530 (72.7) 245 (71.8) >0.05 1.0 0.8-1.4
Test details 459 (63.0) 197 (57.8) >0.05 1.2 0.9-1.6
Expected benefits of the test 412 (56.5) 174 (51.0) >0.05 1.2 1.0-1.6
Whether the test can be performed at their facility 310 (42.5) 121 (35.5) <0.05 1.3 1.0-1.8
Cost 248 (34.0) 84 (24.6) <0.05 1.6 1.2-2.1
Other 9 (1.2) 2 (0.6) >0.05 2.1 0.4-20.2
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