Marshall Strother
mcstroth.bsky.social
Marshall Strother
@mcstroth.bsky.social
Urologic Oncologist at Oregon Health and Science University
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Late breaking at #ASCO25:

A 3-year structured exercise program after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer improved disease-free and overall survival, physical functioning, and fitness, as compared with health education alone. Full CHALLENGE phase 3 trial: nej.md/4mh5RPL

@ascocancer.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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In the API-CAT trial involving patients with active cancer and venous thromboembolism, extended anticoagulation with reduced-dose apixaban was noninferior to full-dose apixaban for preventing recurrent thromboembolic events. Full results: nej.md/41YkRZK

#ACC25 | @accintouch.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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In patients with bloodstream infection, early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. Research findings on treatment duration in hospitalized patients are summarized in a new Quick Take video. youtu.be/V68RQ6XwiKQ

#MedSky #PulmSky #IDSky
March 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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A brief plea to call a spade a spade (or more specifically, call a phase 1 a phase 1; a phase 2 a phase 2; a phase 3 a phase 3). www.europeanurology.com/article/S030...
The Importance of Precise Scientific Communication: Nonrandomized Trials Should Not Be Described as Phase 3, and Registrational-intent Trials Should Not Be Described as Phase 2
Standardized nomenclature for clinical trials is required so that the terms phase 1 (first-in-human dose-finding trials), phase 2 (trials to determine the safety and efficacy of a drug and the value o...
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March 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looked for sure like hematuria to me... I will truly never run out of new stuff to learn about pee apparently
nejm.org NEJM.org @nejm.org · Mar 13
A 40-year-old man in the intensive care unit (ICU) was noted to have red urine. Eight hours earlier, he had been found unconscious in a fume-filled car. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation had been initiated for asystole, which resulted in the return of spontaneous circulation. 1/2

#MedSky
March 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Just published: Robotic ileal ureter replacement vs kidney autotransplantation for long ureteric strictures

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March 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Total amount of pattern 4 provides superior prognostic information than grade groups. Further research should investigate the best pattern 4 quantification method. www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/...
The absolute volume of Gleason Pattern 4 on radical prostatectomy is more strongly associated with advanced stage and biochemical recurrence than Gleason grade groups | Journal of Urology
Purpose:ISUP Grade-Group (GG) is based on the relative proportion of Gleason patterns 3 and 4. We investigated whether absolute pattern 4 volume is more strongly associated with advanced stage and bio...
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February 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Comparison of Adjuvant regimens for cancer across tumor types #GU25. Nivolumab per Checkmate 274 for #bladdercancer rises to the top. docs.google.com/presentation...
February 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My favorite SHIM score is 1,5,5,5,5, which is a man with good erections who interpreted the first question ("How do you rate your confidence that you could get and keep an erection?") to mean RIGHT NOW on command here in my office.

It's a very poorly worded question.
January 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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The clearest sign of intellectual chemistry isn’t agreeing with someone. It’s enjoying your disagreements with them.

Harmony is not the combination of identical sounds. It’s the pleasing arrangement of different tones, voices, or instruments.

Creative tension makes beautiful music.
January 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Cancer Statistics 2025 are out! #prostatecancer incidence still on the rise, mortality basically flat. Get screened so you can get treatment _when needed_. #pcsm
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January 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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A man with prostate cancer who was receiving androgen blockade had a substantial reduction in the frequency of hot flashes with the use of fezolinetant. Read the full correspondence: nej.md/3DNhtbx

#MedSky
Neurokinin-3 Receptor Antagonism for Refractory Hot Flashes in Men | NEJM
A man with prostate cancer who was receiving androgen blockade had a substantial reduction in the frequency of hot flashes with the use of fezolinetant.
nej.md
January 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Awesome talk by @joshmeeks.bsky.social on trial design in NMIBC. Huge need to get away from single arm trials. #SUO24
December 5, 2024 at 5:47 PM