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Is 2 mg weekly a defensible maintenance dose for dulaglutide?

Details up front: 2 mg · dulaglutide. This is a planning question. I know what my options are; I do not know how to weigh them. What I want is the minimum viable…

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 petra_hovland 42k · 2 months ago
20 votes 3 answers3.6k views
What did TRIUMPH-3 do with participants who could not tolerate a step?

This came up because two published schedules for the same agent differ. I have read the primary source rather than the summary, which has left me with more 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
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
asked by w_okoye 40k · 2 months ago
19 votes 5 answers51k views
What did the placebo arm of REDEFINE-1 report for early satiety?

The particulars: REDEFINE-1 · early satiety. 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
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
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 teodora_ilic 15k · 2.3 years ago
19 votes 5 answers41k views
Is there any published stability data for tirzepatide at 37 °C?

The specifics, since they change the answer: tirzepatide · 37 °C. Somebody stated this to me confidently and I would like to check it before repeating it. 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 fill_volume 13k · 22 months ago
19 votes 5 answers30k views
Is there any published stability data for cagrilintide at room temperature?

Details up front: cagrilintide · room temperature. I am asking for verification rather than opinion, ideally with something I can read myself. It is possible the…

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 swab_stopper 16k · 2.4 years ago
19 votes 5 answers28k views
What does the mechanism of mazdutide predict that FLOW did not test?

Details up front: mazdutide · FLOW. I can predict the outcome but I cannot explain it, which means I will get the next case wrong. I would like to know how confident…

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
cagrisema
cagrisema

A fixed-ratio combination of cagrilintide, a long-acting amylin analogue, with semaglutide, studied in the REDEFINE programme. Questions here…

14 questions
amylin
amylin

Amylin and its analogues, most prominently cagrilintide, as a satiety mechanism orthogonal to incretin signalling. Includes the pharmacology of…

14 questions
asked by gel_pack_warm 13k · 2.4 years ago
19 votes 5 answers28k views
What is the reported incidence of vomiting on survodutide in STEP 3?

The particulars: vomiting · survodutide · STEP 3. I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to imply. My concern is…

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 tabular_nums 47k · 2.0 years ago
19 votes5 answers23k views
What does SURMOUNT-4 report at the 40 mg dose level?

Details up front: SURMOUNT-4 · 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…

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 per_haugen 18k · 2.4 years ago
19 votes5 answers22k views
What does SURMOUNT-5 actually establish about orforglipron?

What I have: SURMOUNT-5 · orforglipron. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I have deliberately not looked at anyone else’s…

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 second_lot 11k · 2.2 years ago
19 votes5 answers20k views
Is ATTAIN-1 a fair comparison of dulaglutide against its comparator arm?

What I have: ATTAIN-1 · dulaglutide. I am asking for verification rather than opinion, ideally with something I can read myself. It is possible the evidence 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
asked by nominal_ten 14k · 15 months ago
19 votes 5 answers18k views
Does the STEP 2 population resemble anyone asking about oral semaglutide here?

Conditions: STEP 2 · oral semaglutide. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is over-reading a single result,…

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 orla_sheridan 14k · 18 months ago
19 votes 5 answers18k views
How do I convert the SURMOUNT-3 hazard ratio into an absolute risk reduction?

I have three data points across nine months, which I hope is enough to see a trend. This should be a straightforward calculation and I keep getting two different…

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
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 klara_novotna 16k · 8 months ago
19 votes 5 answers17k views
What does PIONEER-1 actually establish about ecnoglutide?

The specifics, since they change the answer: PIONEER-1 · ecnoglutide. I have the document in front of me and I can read the numbers. What I cannot do is interpret…

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 swirl_dont_shake 19k · 15 months ago
19 votes 5 answers16k views
What does STEP 4 actually establish about liraglutide?

Concretely: STEP 4 · liraglutide. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is over-reading a single result, which…

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 j_wierzbicki 45k · 7 months ago
19 votes 5 answers15k views
Is PIONEER-1 a fair comparison of liraglutide against its comparator arm?

Conditions: PIONEER-1 · liraglutide. I want to know whether there is evidence behind this or only repetition. I have checked the obvious registries and monographs…

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 pip_okonjo 11k · 6 months ago
19 votes0 answers14k views
Is STEP 3 a fair comparison of mazdutide against its comparator arm?

Stated plainly: STEP 3 · mazdutide. This is asserted often enough that I assumed it was established, and then I went looking for the source. I have searched the…

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 Dr_Signe_Baldursdottir 46k · 13 months ago
19 votes 5 answers12k views
What does STEP 5 actually establish about cagrilintide?

What I am working with: STEP 5 · cagrilintide. 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 amara_nwachukwu 41k · 13 months ago
19 votes5 answers12k views
Does the SURMOUNT-5 population resemble anyone asking about orforglipron here?

Details up front: SURMOUNT-5 · orforglipron. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I have deliberately not looked at anyone else’s…

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 Dr_Lena_Ostrowska 42k · 3 months ago
19 votes 5 answers12k views
Why do two papers on TRIUMPH-1 report different headline figures?

This is a question about interpretation, not about whether to act — I will take action questions elsewhere. I want to know whether this is a real physical effect or…

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 rota_site 55k · 5 months ago
19 votes 5 answers12k views
What does SURMOUNT-1 tell me about injection-site erythema at the 20 mg dose?

Conditions: SURMOUNT-1 · injection-site erythema · 20 mg. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is over-reading…

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 ruaidhri_o_shea 51k · 4 months ago
19 votes0 answers12k views
What does the mechanism of a GLP-1 receptor agonist predict that SELECT did not test?

What I have: a GLP-1 receptor agonist · SELECT. I can predict the outcome but I cannot explain it, which means I will get the next case wrong. I would like to know…

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 priya_menon 11k · 20 months ago
19 votes0 answers11k views
What does FLOW report at the 20 mg dose level?

The particulars: FLOW · 20 mg. I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to imply. My concern is that I am being…

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
thyroid
thyroid

Thyroid questions: the rodent C-cell findings behind the labelled warning, human calcitonin data, TSH drift during weight loss, and the…

14 questions
asked by fiadh_cronin 14k · 9 months ago
19 votes5 answers9.9k views
What does SURMOUNT-5 tell me about headache at the 2 mg dose?

The specifics, since they change the answer: SURMOUNT-5 · headache · 2 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 jo_vandeberg 19k · 6 months ago
19 votes 5 answers9.7k views
What did TRIUMPH-1 do with participants who could not tolerate a step?

I have read the prescribing information and it addresses the adjacent case but not this one. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I…

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
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
asked by ravi_pillai 16k · 4 months ago