In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for predicting a
clinical outcome of a patient's neoplastic disease comprising: (a)
determining a predictor value algorithmically using patient sample values
for (1) at least one tumor marker or at least one immune marker, and (2)
at least one marker that is (i) an extracellular matrix (ECM) marker (ii)
a marker that is indicative of extracellular matrix synthesis
(fibrogenesis), or (iii) a marker that is indicative of extracellular
matrix degradation (fibrolysis); and (b) predicting the clinical outcome
of the neoplastic disease by evaluating the predictor value.