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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and AUC of different nomograms in predicting lymph node invasion

From: Benefit and harm of lymphadenectomy in intermediate risk prostate cancer: comparison of five nomograms

 

Cagiannos

2012-Briganti

MSKCC

Partin

2018-Briganti

Criterion (%)

≥ 5

≥ 5

≥ 5

≥ 5

≥ 7

Sensitivity

72.2

(46.5; -90.3)

94.4

(72.7; 99.9)

100

(81.5; 100)

50

(26.0; 74.0)

41.9

(24.6; 60.9)

Specificity

30.2

(25.2; 35.9)

59.8

(53.9; 65.5)

47.7

(41.9; 53.7)

86.9

(82.5; 90.6)

51.2

(35.5; 66.7)

PPV

6.0

(4.6; 7.9)

12.7

(10.8; 14.8)

10.6

(9.6; 11.7)

19.2

(12.0; 29.1)

38.2

(27.0; 50.9)

NPV

94.7

(89.1; 97.4)

99.4

(96.3; 99.9)

100

 

96.6

(94.6; 97.8)

55.0

(44.6; 65.0)

AUC

0.512 (0.376; 0.649)

0.729 (0.496; 0.962)

0.660 (0.373; 0.946)

0.424 (0.074; 0.774)

0.521 (0.112; 0.929)

Criterion (%)

> 1.5

> 8.5

> 1.5

> 10.5

> 9.75

Sensitivity

44.4

(21.5; 69.2)

75.0

(34.9; 96.8)

33.3

(13.3; 59.0)

55.6

(30.8; 78.5)

50

(1.3; 98.7)

Specificity

93.8

(90.4; 96.3)

76.6

(71.3; 81.4)

78.7

(73.5; 83.3)

47.8

(41.9; 53.7)

83.3

(72.7; 91.1)

PPV

30.8

(18.3; 46.8)

8.1

(5.3; 12.2)

8.8

(4.6; 16.2)

6.2

(4.1; 9.2)

7.7

(1.9; 26.8)

NPV

96.5

(94.8; 97.6)

99.1

(97.1; 99.7)

95.0

(93.2; 96.4)

94.6

(91.1; 96.7)

98.4

(93.7; 99.6)

AUC

0.486 (0.088; 0.884)

0.550 (0.408;0.692)

0.517 (0.397; 0.654)

0.560 (0.417; 0.703)

0.574 (0.482; 0.666)

P

0.189

0.116

0.112

0.370

0.599

  1. Numbers are indicator values (95% confidence interval)
  2. P-values are for pairwise AUC comparisons; PPV – Positive Predictive Value; NPV – Negative Predictive Value; AUC – area under the curve; CI – confidence interval; MSKCC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center