Fig. 3
From: Predicting multi-class responses to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer patients
Sequential multi-class prediction. To predict the preoperative CRT response of a patient, TO predictor is performed and answers whether the patient is total response group or not. If yes, CRT is conducted, or MI predictor is performed and predicts whether the patient will show minimal response. According to the result of this step, clinician can decide a proper treatment of the patient