Table 3.
Willingness to utilize the off-label drug as molecular-based recommended therapy identified by comprehensive genomic profiling
| Total | Cancer patients | Medical professionals | Non-cancer volunteers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Number of people | 1261 | 100 | 419 | 100 | 430 | 100 | 412 | 100 |
| No cost burden | ||||||||
| Very positive | 157 | 13 | 52 | 12 | 65 | 15 | 40 | 10 |
| Positive | 530 | 42 | 163 | 39 | 202 | 47 | 165 | 40 |
| Fair | 473 | 38 | 169 | 40 | 136 | 32 | 168 | 41 |
| Negative | 85 | 7 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 7 |
| Not at all | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Cost ¥200,000 per month (approximately $US1,300/month) | ||||||||
| Very positive | 40 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Positive | 218 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 114 | 27 | 53 | 13 |
| Fair | 566 | 45 | 198 | 47 | 179 | 42 | 189 | 46 |
| Negative | 341 | 27 | 131 | 31 | 94 | 22 | 116 | 28 |
| Not at all | 96 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 45 | 11 |
| Cost ¥1,000,000 per month (approximately $US6,700/month) | ||||||||
| Very positive | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Positive | 93 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 15 | 4 |
| Fair | 460 | 37 | 137 | 33 | 161 | 37 | 162 | 39 |
| Negative | 422 | 34 | 166 | 40 | 123 | 29 | 133 | 32 |
| Not at all | 267 | 21 | 91 | 22 | 77 | 18 | 99 | 24 |