An examination method for prediction of effect of treatment of cancer for increased median survival time of overall survival or progression-free survival (PFS) over untreated subject in a subject suffering from cancer with immune checkpoint molecule inhibitor drug, comprising detecting antibody against a cancer/testis antigen in clinical samples, wherein the cancer/testis antigen is selected from the group consisting of XAGE1, NY-ESO-1, MAEL, BAGE, BORIS, MAGE-B3, and SSX4, wherein the detecting comprises detecting IgG-type antibody against the cancer/testis antigen, or IgG-type antibody against the cancer/testis antigen and IgA-type antibody against the cancer/testis antigen, wherein presence of IgG-type antibody is indicative of therapeutically effective condition for treatment with the checkpoint molecule inhibitor, and administering the checkpoint molecule inhibitor to the subject exhibiting positive anti-cancer/testis antigen antibody in the sample, wherein the detecting comprises detecting IgG-type antibody against the cancer/testis antigen and IgA-type antibody against the cancer/testis antigen, wherein positive IgG-type antibody and negative IgA-type is indicative of therapeutically effective condition.