We identified 16 CTAGs (27%) in our RFE set (S3) as being highly discriminatory for survivorship in this distinct cohort of NSCLC patients (SPATA19, SPACA3, TSGA10, TSPY3, LUZP4, TCEA2, CTNNA2, MAGEB2, SPO11, MAGEB4, MAEL, CSAG1, MAGEB5, COX6B2, GAGE2 and TSSK6). Here, TSSK6 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.