“…On the other hand, methods that utilize the activity of functionally relevant gene groups can capture coordinated dysregulation across genes and their association with clinical phenotypes. 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 These efforts have largely explored associations between perturbations in a limited set of prominent and curated cancer-relevant pathways with patient survival. However, the comparative and combined predictive potential of gene groups, single-locus aberrations, and conventionally used clinical features has not been systematically determined across cancers.…”