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What does SOUL tell me about injection-site erythema at the 10 mg dose?

What I am working with: SOUL · injection-site erythema · 10 mg. I have read the primary source rather than the summary, which has left me with more questions. I…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gi-side-effects
gi-side-effects

The gastrointestinal cluster as a whole - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, early satiety - with trial incidence rates, dropout…

416 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
vomiting
vomiting

Emesis as a reported adverse event: trial incidence, its relationship to dose escalation rate, dehydration risk, and when it stops being a…

14 questions
asked by eoin_mcgarry 16k · 7 months ago
20 votes 5 answers19k views
What does SOUL tell me about reflux at the 40 mg dose?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: SOUL · reflux · 40 mg. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full report…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gi-side-effects
gi-side-effects

The gastrointestinal cluster as a whole - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, early satiety - with trial incidence rates, dropout…

416 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by marta_szymanska 17k · 2.4 years ago
20 votes5 answers17k views
What does the mechanism of mazdutide predict that SURMOUNT-4 did not test?

Numbers first: mazdutide · SURMOUNT-4. I suspect the usual explanation for this is wrong, or at least incomplete. I am aware this may have a boring answer. I would…

glp1-mechanism
glp1-mechanism

Receptor-level pharmacology: GLP-1R as a class B GPCR, cAMP and PKA signalling, biased agonism, internalisation and resensitisation, and the…

175 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gip-receptor
gip-receptor

GIP receptor pharmacology, and the still-unsettled question of whether agonism or antagonism at GIPR is the metabolically useful direction.…

83 questions
orforglipron
orforglipron

A non-peptide, orally bioavailable small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist studied in the ATTAIN programme. It is not a peptide, which changes…

14 questions
asked by eighty_six_hours 16k · 17 months ago
20 votes5 answers17k views
Is 20 mg weekly a defensible maintenance dose for a GLP-1 receptor agonist?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: 20 mg · a GLP-1 receptor agonist. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I will abandon. I have…

maintenance-dose
maintenance-dose

Staying put: the lowest dose that holds a result, the difference between the maximum studied dose and the maximum useful dose, and what the…

44 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by gradient_slope 41k · 21 months ago
20 votes3 answers15k views
What does PIONEER-1 actually establish about mazdutide?

What I am working with: PIONEER-1 · mazdutide. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full report…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
cardiovascular
cardiovascular

Cardiovascular outcomes: the SELECT major-adverse-event result, SOUL, SUSTAIN 6 and REWIND, how to convert a hazard ratio into an absolute risk…

111 questions
asked by tamsin_wray 13k · 6 months ago
20 votes 5 answers14k views
What does SURPASS-2 report at the 4 mg dose level?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: SURPASS-2 · 4 mg. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full report…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by cake_collapsed 13k · 14 months ago
20 votes 3 answers14k views
What does SURMOUNT-5 actually establish about ecnoglutide?

The particulars: SURMOUNT-5 · ecnoglutide. I have the document in front of me and I can read the numbers. What I cannot do is interpret them. I am reasonably…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
cardiovascular
cardiovascular

Cardiovascular outcomes: the SELECT major-adverse-event result, SOUL, SUSTAIN 6 and REWIND, how to convert a hazard ratio into an absolute risk…

111 questions
asked by Dr_Priya_Raghunathan 94k · 8 months ago
20 votes 5 answers13k views
What does ATTAIN-1 tell me about dizziness at the 60 mg dose?

The case in front of me: ATTAIN-1 · dizziness · 60 mg. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is over-reading a…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gi-side-effects
gi-side-effects

The gastrointestinal cluster as a whole - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, early satiety - with trial incidence rates, dropout…

416 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by charge_state_3 39k · 5 months ago
20 votes5 answers13k views
What does SURPASS-3 tell me about injection-site erythema at the 5 mg dose?

The case in front of me: SURPASS-3 · injection-site erythema · 5 mg. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gi-side-effects
gi-side-effects

The gastrointestinal cluster as a whole - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, early satiety - with trial incidence rates, dropout…

416 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by Dr_Colm_Fitzhenry 85k · 2.0 years ago
20 votes0 answers13k views
How comparable are tirzepatide and mazdutide on the evidence available?

The specifics, since they change the answer: tirzepatide · mazdutide. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only one exists.…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
tirzepatide
tirzepatide

A dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist. Questions here cover the SURPASS and SURMOUNT programmes, the practical differences from a pure GLP-1…

162 questions
survodutide
survodutide

A GLP-1 and glucagon receptor dual agonist with a substantial published MASH dataset. Use this tag for its hepatic endpoints, its dose ladder, and…

14 questions
asked by juan_esquivel 14k · 8 months ago
20 votes 5 answers11k views
What does the mechanism of survodutide predict that TRIUMPH-3 did not test?

The case in front of me: survodutide · TRIUMPH-3. This is one of those things that everyone repeats and nobody derives. This matters practically, not just…

glp1-mechanism
glp1-mechanism

Receptor-level pharmacology: GLP-1R as a class B GPCR, cAMP and PKA signalling, biased agonism, internalisation and resensitisation, and the…

175 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gip-receptor
gip-receptor

GIP receptor pharmacology, and the still-unsettled question of whether agonism or antagonism at GIPR is the metabolically useful direction.…

83 questions
asked by gunnar_isaksen 16k · 20 months ago
20 votes 5 answers11k views
Is there any published stability data for oral semaglutide at 40 °C?

The particulars: oral semaglutide · 40 °C. I would like to know whether this claim survives contact with evidence. If the answer is "nobody has tested that", I would…

peptide-stability
peptide-stability

The chemistry of peptide degradation: deamidation, oxidation, hydrolysis, aggregation and fibrillation, and how temperature, pH, ionic strength,…

832 questions
storage
storage

Storage conditions and their evidence base: minus twenty degrees for powder, refrigerated for solution, protection from light, and what the…

646 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
asked by a_lindgren 46k · 5 months ago
20 votes 5 answers8.3k views
What does the mechanism of survodutide predict that SOUL did not test?

Concretely: survodutide · SOUL. I want to know whether this is a real physical effect or an artefact of how it is measured. What prompted the question is an…

glp1-mechanism
glp1-mechanism

Receptor-level pharmacology: GLP-1R as a class B GPCR, cAMP and PKA signalling, biased agonism, internalisation and resensitisation, and the…

175 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gip-receptor
gip-receptor

GIP receptor pharmacology, and the still-unsettled question of whether agonism or antagonism at GIPR is the metabolically useful direction.…

83 questions
asked by lane_transit 42k · 20 days ago
20 votes 3 answers8.2k views
Does the SURPASS-3 population resemble anyone asking about oral semaglutide here?

Conditions: SURPASS-3 · oral semaglutide. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if the specifics…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
harm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
asked by bufferline42 49k · 7 months ago
20 votes 3 answers7.2k views
Why do the A1c reductions in SURPASS look so much bigger than in the obesity trials?

I have been reading across the programmes and the A1c numbers do not line up in any way I can make sense of. SURPASS-2 reports tirzepatide lowering A1c by more than 2…

a1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
tirzepatide
tirzepatide

A dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist. Questions here cover the SURPASS and SURMOUNT programmes, the practical differences from a pure GLP-1…

162 questions
t2dm
t2dm

Type 2 diabetes: glycaemic endpoints, the SURPASS and SUSTAIN programmes, dose ranges licensed for diabetes versus obesity, and interaction with…

20 questions
asked by sample_id 17k · 5 months ago
20 votes0 answers6.9k views
What does TRIUMPH-3 tell me about early satiety at the 30 mg dose?

The specifics, since they change the answer: TRIUMPH-3 · early satiety · 30 mg. I have the document in front of me and I can read the numbers. What I cannot do is…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
gi-side-effects
gi-side-effects

The gastrointestinal cluster as a whole - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, early satiety - with trial incidence rates, dropout…

416 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by kofi_mensah 12k · 10 months ago
20 votes 5 answers6.4k views
Why do two papers on SURPASS-2 report different headline figures?

This is a question about interpretation, not about whether to act — I will take action questions elsewhere. This is one of those things that everyone repeats and…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
asked by colm_dunphy 16k · 16 days ago
20 votes 5 answers6.1k views
What does ESSENCE report at the 4 mg dose level?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: ESSENCE · 4 mg. I have read the primary source rather than the summary, which has left me with more questions. I understand the headline.…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by olu_babatunde 14k · 26 days ago
20 votes 1 answer5.9k views
Is SURMOUNT-3 a fair comparison of ecnoglutide against its comparator arm?

For reference: SURMOUNT-3 · ecnoglutide. I would like to know whether this claim survives contact with evidence. If the answer is "nobody has tested that", I would…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
tirzepatide
tirzepatide

A dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist. Questions here cover the SURPASS and SURMOUNT programmes, the practical differences from a pure GLP-1…

162 questions
asked by sasha_ferreira 15k · 5 months ago
20 votes 5 answers5.6k views
What does STEP 8 report at the 40 mg dose level?

What I have: STEP 8 · 40 mg. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I have deliberately not looked at anyone else’s interpretation…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by pk_curve 12k · 3 months ago
20 votes0 answers5.6k views
What is the reported incidence of constipation on mazdutide in STEP 2?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: constipation · mazdutide · STEP 2. I have read the primary source rather than the summary, which has left me with more questions. I…

gi-side-effects
gi-side-effects

The gastrointestinal cluster as a whole - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, early satiety - with trial incidence rates, dropout…

416 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
nausea
nausea

The dominant tolerability signal in every trial of the class: incidence, timing relative to a dose step, duration, and the distinction between…

346 questions
asked by fiadh_cronin 14k · 11 months ago
20 votes3 answers5.3k views
If paired biopsy is this noisy, how do MASH trials detect anything at all?

Following on from the discussion of sampling variability: if simultaneous biopsies from the same liver disagree by a fibrosis stage in a meaningful fraction of cases,…

mash
mash

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: histological endpoints, resolution without worsening fibrosis, fibrosis improvement by stage,…

51 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
liver-enzymes
liver-enzymes

ALT, AST, GGT and ALP: what they do and do not indicate about hepatic fat, why enzymes are a poor surrogate for histology, and where non-invasive…

50 questions
asked by Dr_Sara_Kuusela 46k · 6 months ago
20 votes 3 answers5.2k views
What does STEP 8 report at the 30 mg dose level?

Conditions: STEP 8 · 30 mg. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if the specifics change the…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by pieter_maas 22k · 2 months ago
20 votes 2 answers4.9k views
How comparable are survodutide and liraglutide on the evidence available?

Concretely: survodutide · liraglutide. These are treated as interchangeable and I do not think they are. If both are acceptable I would like to know that, so I can…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
semaglutide
semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with a fatty-acid-acylated backbone and a roughly one-week half-life, marketed for type 2 diabetes and for weight…

360 questions
tirzepatide
tirzepatide

A dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist. Questions here cover the SURPASS and SURMOUNT programmes, the practical differences from a pure GLP-1…

162 questions
asked by nadia_kowalczyk 14k · 16 days ago