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Is STEP 3 a fair comparison of semaglutide against its comparator arm?

Asked 27 Jun 2025Modified 13 months agoViewed 14k times
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Stated plainly: STEP 3 · semaglutide.

This is asserted often enough that I assumed it was established, and then I went looking for the source.

I have searched the primary literature and found one paper that is adjacent but not on point.

Is there data behind this, or is it received wisdom?

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askedDr_Signe_Baldursdottir29k2727 Jun 2025
7Worth saying whether you want relative or absolute risk. They read very differently. – u100_marks 8 months ago
6Same question, and the two papers I found disagree, which is why I am watching. – ruaidhri_o_shea 7 months ago
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