Head to head comparison of three generations of Partin tables to predict final pathological stage in clinically localised prostate cancer

All three generations of the Partin tables showed a good accuracy to predict OC, SVI and LNI. However, the predictive accuracy for ECE was only modest. Overall, the newer versions of the Partin tables could not exceed the version of 1997 in their predictive accuracy for any pathological stage and they failed to demonstrate a clear advantage. Our results underline the necessity to perform external validations before the implementation of a new predicting tool.