Reply to: Addressing Bias in Feature Importance: A Hybrid Approach for Risk Prediction in Prognostic Survival Models

Ge Zhang¹, Shiqian Zhang¹, Haonan Zhang¹+2

• ¹Ge Zhang, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chronic Disease Prevention and Therapy & Intelligent Health Management, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Shiqian Zhang, MD, PhD, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Haonan Zhang, MD, PhD, Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Ruhao Wu, MD, PhD, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; and Haoze Zheng, MD, PhD, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.