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What does STEP 3 actually establish about retatrutide?

Details up front: STEP 3 · retatrutide. 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 sasha_ferreira 15k · 3 months ago
2 votes4 answers4.8k views
Why does STEP 1 report two different weight-loss figures?

I have three data points across nine months, which I hope is enough to see a trend. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does.…

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
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 priya_menon 11k · 3 months ago
2 votes5 answers4.2k views
What does REDEFINE-1 actually establish about liraglutide?

Conditions: REDEFINE-1 · 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,…

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 elke_brunner 14k · 12 months ago
2 votes 5 answers4.1k views
Is REDEFINE-1 a fair comparison of oral semaglutide against its comparator arm?

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

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 bridget_nyathi 16k · 14 months ago
2 votes 5 answers3.7k views
Does the SURMOUNT-1 population resemble anyone asking about survodutide here?

For reference: SURMOUNT-1 · survodutide. 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
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
ecnoglutide
ecnoglutide

A long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist with a cAMP-biased signalling profile. A niche tag, mostly used for mechanism questions about biased agonism…

14 questions
asked by marta_szymanska 17k · 5 months ago
2 votes 2 answers3.5k views
What does the mechanism of dulaglutide predict that STEP 3 did not test?

What I am working with: dulaglutide · STEP 3. I keep seeing this stated as a fact with no explanation attached, and unexplained facts make me suspicious. My…

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 mala_venkatesh 21k · 13 months ago
2 votes 5 answers3.3k views
How do I convert the STEP 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. I can do the algebra. I am not confident about the conversion factors. If there is…

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 threadlock7 14k · 6 months ago
2 votes5 answers3.2k views
What does the mechanism of oral semaglutide predict that SURMOUNT-OSA did not test?

The particulars: oral semaglutide · SURMOUNT-OSA. I would like the mechanism, because I want to be able to reason about the cases nobody has written about. I have…

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 swirl_dont_shake 19k · 37 days ago
2 votes 5 answers2.9k views
What does the mechanism of oral semaglutide predict that TRIUMPH-3 did not test?

For reference: oral semaglutide · TRIUMPH-3. I understand the observation; what I do not understand is the mechanism behind it. I have read the two review articles…

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 jana_horakova 15k · 6 months ago
2 votes0 answers1.9k views
What is the reported incidence of constipation on oral semaglutide in SUSTAIN-6?

Concretely: constipation · oral semaglutide · SUSTAIN-6. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is over-reading…

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 kelvin_lam 11k · 2.0 years ago
2 votes0 answers931 views
What does the mechanism of mazdutide predict that SELECT did not test?

Numbers first: mazdutide · 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 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
asked by fiadh_cronin 14k · 3 months ago
1 vote 5 answers9k views
Does the PIONEER-1 population resemble anyone asking about a GLP-1 receptor agonist here?

What I am working with: PIONEER-1 · a GLP-1 receptor agonist. 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
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 leah_ferrers 15k · 8 months ago
1 vote5 answers7k views
What does the mechanism of semaglutide predict that SURMOUNT-5 did not test?

Conditions: semaglutide · SURMOUNT-5. 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 h_pergande 86k · 8 months ago
1 vote 5 answers6.8k views
Is PIONEER-4 a fair comparison of liraglutide against its comparator arm?

Concretely: PIONEER-4 · liraglutide. The claim is plausible, which is exactly why I want to check it. I am able to read a paper if someone points me at one. Has…

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 esben_lykke 15k · 6 months ago
1 vote 5 answers6.5k views
Is 60 mg weekly a defensible maintenance dose for cagrilintide?

Stated plainly: 60 mg · cagrilintide. I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly. My budget is real but not tight, and my tolerance…

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 felix_araya 17k · 4 months ago
1 vote5 answers5.6k views
Is 40 mg weekly a defensible maintenance dose for oral semaglutide?

Concretely: 40 mg · oral semaglutide. I want to decide this in advance so that I am not deciding it under pressure later. Assume I will follow the plan I write down,…

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 seamus_brady 17k · 8 months ago
1 vote5 answers3.9k views
How predictive is a Phase 2 dose-response for a Phase 3 result?

The clinician who ordered the panel was not concerned; I would still like to understand it. This is one of those things that everyone repeats and nobody derives. This…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

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

913 questions
retatrutide
retatrutide

An investigational GLP-1, GIP and glucagon receptor tri-agonist, studied in the TRIUMPH programme. Not approved anywhere. Use this tag for…

14 questions
dose-escalation
dose-escalation

The decision to move up a step: what evidence supports a four-week interval, what happens when you compress it, and how trial protocols handled…

88 questions
mazdutide
mazdutide

A GLP-1 and glucagon receptor dual agonist developed primarily in China, with a distinct dose range and a fast-moving publication record.…

14 questions
asked by rosa_mendieta 13k · 4 months ago
1 vote 3 answers3.7k views
What does the mechanism of retatrutide predict that STEP 1 did not test?

What I am working with: retatrutide · STEP 1. I keep seeing this stated as a fact with no explanation attached, and unexplained facts make me suspicious. My…

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
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 orla_ferriter 47k · 9 months ago
1 vote 5 answers2.5k views
Does the TRIUMPH-1 population resemble anyone asking about oral semaglutide here?

Concretely: TRIUMPH-1 · 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…

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 pip_okonjo 11k · 4 months ago
1 vote 3 answers2.4k views
What does SUSTAIN-6 actually establish about a GLP-1 receptor agonist?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: SUSTAIN-6 · a GLP-1 receptor agonist. 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
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
1 vote 5 answers2.1k views
Is 2.5 mg weekly a defensible maintenance dose for oral semaglutide?

Conditions: 2.5 mg · oral semaglutide. The failure mode I am trying to avoid is making this decision emotionally. I have twelve months in view and I would like the…

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 Dr_Ilse_Vandenberg 78k · 4 months ago
1 vote 5 answers1.4k views
What did SOUL do with participants who could not tolerate a step?

The label documentation for the agent in question is ambiguous on exactly this point. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do…

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 · 2 months ago
1 vote0 answers1.2k views
What does SOUL report at the 15 mg dose level?

What I am working with: SOUL · 15 mg. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full report including 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 eighty_six_hours 16k · 8 months ago
1 vote0 answers385 views
What does SURPASS-2 actually establish about mazdutide?

What I am working with: SURPASS-2 · mazdutide. I have read the primary source rather than the summary, which has left me with more questions. I understand 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
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 ben_akintola 14k · 2 months ago