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13 votes 4 answers8k views
What does the mechanism of oral semaglutide predict that STEP 2 did not test?

For reference: oral semaglutide · STEP 2. I would like the mechanism, because I want to be able to reason about the cases nobody has written about. I have tried to…

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 retest_please 13k · 7 months ago
13 votes0 answers7.2k views
Is REDEFINE-1 a fair comparison of ecnoglutide against its comparator arm?

The particulars: REDEFINE-1 · 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 bea_forsberg 14k · 6 months ago
13 votes 5 answers6.8k views
What does SURMOUNT-2 report at the 50 mg dose level?

What I am working with: SURMOUNT-2 · 50 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 oona_kekkonen 16k · 2 months ago
13 votes 2 answers6.5k views
What does FLOW actually establish about orforglipron?

Numbers first: FLOW · orforglipron. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does. I have two documents that appear to disagree,…

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 fresh_bac 13k · 5 months ago
13 votes0 answers6.4k views
How comparable are mazdutide and semaglutide on the evidence available?

Numbers first: mazdutide · semaglutide. I want to know what the trade-off actually is rather than which option is fashionable. I would rather have a defensible reason…

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 second_lot 11k · 17 months ago
13 votes5 answers5.8k views
What does the mechanism of semaglutide predict that SELECT did not test?

Conditions: semaglutide · SELECT. 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 gunnar_isaksen 16k · 28 days ago
13 votes 5 answers5.7k views
What did SURMOUNT-4 do with participants who could not tolerate a step?

This came up because two published schedules for the same agent differ. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. 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 rune_thoresen 14k · 5 months ago
13 votes 5 answers4.4k views
What does SURPASS-3 actually establish about cagrilintide?

What I am working with: SURPASS-3 · 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 tenth_of_a_unit 40k · 5 months ago
13 votes4 answers3.8k views
How comparable are mazdutide and retatrutide on the evidence available?

What I have: mazdutide · retatrutide. I want to know what the trade-off actually is rather than which option is fashionable. I would rather have a defensible reason…

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
dulaglutide
dulaglutide

A once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist built on an Fc fusion rather than fatty-acid acylation. Use this tag for questions about the fusion-protein…

14 questions
asked by mass_shift_18 14k · 4 months ago
13 votes0 answers3.8k views
Is PIONEER-1 a fair comparison of mazdutide against its comparator arm?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: PIONEER-1 · mazdutide. This has the shape of a fact but I cannot find its origin. What I found instead were three secondary sources all…

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 claudia_ferrante 46k · 8 months ago
13 votes1 answer3.3k views
How comparable are tirzepatide and tirzepatide on the evidence available?

For reference: tirzepatide · tirzepatide. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only one exists. I am not optimising for…

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 seamus_brady 17k · 4 months ago
12 votes 5 answers25k views
What is the reported incidence of injection-site erythema on orforglipron in SUSTAIN-6?

Details up front: injection-site erythema · orforglipron · SUSTAIN-6. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does. I have two…

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 haze_check 17k · 2.1 years ago
12 votes 5 answers24k views
What did STEP 1 do with participants who could not tolerate a step?

I have been on a stable schedule for eleven weeks, so this is not a first-week question. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it…

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 swab_stopper 16k · 20 months ago
12 votes 5 answers19k views
How comparable are liraglutide and mazdutide on the evidence available?

The specifics, since they change the answer: liraglutide · 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
oral-glp1
oral-glp1

Oral routes for GLP-1 receptor agonism: peptide formulations rescued by absorption enhancers such as SNAC, and true small molecules that need no…

14 questions
asked by sample_id 17k · 20 months ago
12 votes5 answers18k views
Is STEP 5 a fair comparison of survodutide against its comparator arm?

The specifics, since they change the answer: STEP 5 · survodutide. I would like to know whether this claim survives contact with evidence. If the answer is "nobody…

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 ellis_thorne 17k · 19 months ago
12 votes5 answers18k views
What is the reported incidence of reflux on retatrutide in ESSENCE?

Details up front: reflux · retatrutide · ESSENCE. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does. I have two documents that appear…

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 sian_llewellyn 85k · 20 months ago
12 votes5 answers17k views
Why do two papers on SURMOUNT-2 report different headline figures?

I have the full paper rather than the abstract, and the supplementary appendix. I understand the observation; what I do not understand is the mechanism behind it. I…

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 ilaria_bertone 43k · 22 months ago
12 votes5 answers16k views
What does STEP 4 tell me about injection-site erythema at the 2.5 mg dose?

Stated plainly: STEP 4 · injection-site erythema · 2.5 mg. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full…

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 kelvin_lam 11k · 10 months ago
12 votes0 answers14k views
What did STEP 5 do with participants who could not tolerate a step?

I have been on a stable schedule for eleven weeks, so this is not a first-week question. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it…

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 second_lot 11k · 2.0 years ago
12 votes5 answers13k views
Does the SURPASS-3 population resemble anyone asking about semaglutide here?

The particulars: SURPASS-3 · semaglutide. I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to imply. My concern is that I am…

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 tyndall_haze 48k · 14 months ago
12 votes 5 answers11k views
How comparable are a GLP-1 receptor agonist and tirzepatide on the evidence available?

Numbers first: a GLP-1 receptor agonist · tirzepatide. I have used one of these for a while and I am considering switching, which requires a reason. What I care about…

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 rune_thoresen 14k · 2.1 years ago
12 votes 5 answers10k views
What does STEP 8 tell me about hair thinning at the 50 mg dose?

Numbers first: STEP 8 · hair thinning · 50 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
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 felix_araya 17k · 2.0 years ago
12 votes 4 answers10k views
What is the reported incidence of reflux on dulaglutide in PIONEER-1?

Details up front: reflux · dulaglutide · PIONEER-1. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I have deliberately not looked at anyone…

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 halvard_ness 42k · 22 months ago
12 votes 4 answers10k views
Does the SURMOUNT-OSA population resemble anyone asking about survodutide here?

The specifics, since they change the answer: SURMOUNT-OSA · survodutide. 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
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 mala_venkatesh 21k · 2.0 years ago