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. 2020 Aug 19;146(12):3189–3198. doi: 10.1007/s00432-020-03336-1

Table 4.

Answers to knowledge questions about immune checkpoint inhibitors

All patients N = 161 ICI patients N = 53 CT patients N = 55 NoC patients N = 53 χ2-test (p)
Have you ever heard the term “Immunotherapy” in connection with the treatment of cancer?
 Yes 98 (61%) 53 (100%) 27 (49%) 18 (34%) < 0.001
 No 63 (39%) 0 (0%) 28 (51%) 35 (66%)
Classification of the state of knowledge
 Correct 28 (17%) 23 (43%) 4 (7%) 1 (2%) < 0.001
 Mainly correct, but with incomplete information 19 (12%) 10 (19%) 7 (13%) 2 (4%)
 Partially incorrect information 30 (19%) 7 (13%) 14 (25%) 9 (17%)
 Incorrect or no specification made 84 (52%) 13 (25%) 30 (55%) 41 (77%)