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30 votes 2 answers33k views
Does the SURMOUNT-5 population resemble anyone asking about survodutide here?

For reference: SURMOUNT-5 · survodutide. 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
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 b_delacroix 48k · 16 months ago
30 votes5 answers27k views
Does the PIONEER-4 population resemble anyone asking about tirzepatide here?

Concretely: PIONEER-4 · tirzepatide. 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 cap_the_luer 15k · 18 months ago
29 votes 5 answers45k views
Is PIONEER-4 a fair comparison of survodutide against its comparator arm?

For reference: PIONEER-4 · survodutide. 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 nils_karlberg 13k · 18 months ago
29 votes5 answers26k views
What does SURMOUNT-1 actually establish about mazdutide?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: SURMOUNT-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 charge_state_3 39k · 2.2 years ago
29 votes5 answers25k views
Is ESSENCE a fair comparison of cagrilintide against its comparator arm?

What I am working with: ESSENCE · cagrilintide. This is asserted often enough that I assumed it was established, and then I went looking for the source. I have…

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
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 oona_kekkonen 16k · 16 months ago
29 votes 1 answer20k views
How comparable are liraglutide and cagrilintide on the evidence available?

The particulars: liraglutide · cagrilintide. The comparison I want does not seem to exist anywhere in a form I can evaluate. I have read the arguments for each 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 void_volume 13k · 11 months ago
29 votes1 answer17k views
Is SURMOUNT-4 a fair comparison of orforglipron against its comparator arm?

Details up front: SURMOUNT-4 · orforglipron. I would rather be corrected now than propagate something wrong. I am specifically not interested in a testimonial; 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
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 hana_petrikova 19k · 8 months ago
29 votes0 answers11k views
Why do two papers on STEP 4 report different headline figures?

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
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
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 ines_brandt 93k · 2.1 years ago
29 votes5 answers11k views
How comparable are ecnoglutide and mazdutide on the evidence available?

Concretely: ecnoglutide · mazdutide. I would like the axes of comparison first and the recommendation second. I have tried the first option and it works; the question…

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 tare_and_weigh 18k · 8 months ago
29 votes0 answers11k views
Is PIONEER-1 a fair comparison of tirzepatide against its comparator arm?

The case in front of me: PIONEER-1 · tirzepatide. 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…

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 valentina_rossi 16k · 2.0 years ago
28 votes 5 answers39k views
Is ATTAIN-1 a fair comparison of retatrutide against its comparator arm?

Details up front: ATTAIN-1 · retatrutide. I would rather be corrected now than propagate something wrong. I am specifically not interested in a testimonial; 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
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 liam_bracken 12k · 16 months ago
28 votes 2 answers36k views
Is ESSENCE a fair comparison of semaglutide against its comparator arm?

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

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 rae_oyelowo 21k · 22 months ago
28 votes0 answers34k views
Is ATTAIN-1 a fair comparison of ecnoglutide against its comparator arm?

For reference: ATTAIN-1 · ecnoglutide. I would like to know whether this claim survives contact with evidence. If the answer is "nobody has tested that", I would like…

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 noor_alhassan 15k · 2.0 years ago
28 votes 5 answers28k views
Does the REDEFINE-1 population resemble anyone asking about liraglutide here?

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
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
cagrisema
cagrisema

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

14 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 seven_day_half 16k · 15 months ago
28 votes 5 answers28k views
What does SOUL actually establish about survodutide?

The particulars: SOUL · survodutide. 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
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 teodora_ilic 15k · 11 months ago
28 votes 5 answers21k views
Does the PIONEER-1 population resemble anyone asking about retatrutide here?

Numbers first: PIONEER-1 · retatrutide. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does. I have two documents that appear to…

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 samir_bennani 13k · 22 months ago
28 votes 5 answers19k views
Is SELECT a fair comparison of orforglipron against its comparator arm?

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

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 eighty_six_hours 16k · 20 months ago
28 votes 5 answers18k views
Does the PIONEER-4 population resemble anyone asking about survodutide here?

The specifics, since they change the answer: PIONEER-4 · survodutide. I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to…

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 j_wierzbicki 45k · 2.0 years ago
28 votes0 answers17k views
Semaglutide or tirzepatide for a first course — what does the evidence support?

I have read the medicinal chemistry paper and the pharmacology paper, which helped and did not finish the job. I am trying to choose between two options that are…

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
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 Dr_Elias_Weiss 46k · 12 months ago
28 votes 3 answers16k views
Is there an honest apples-to-apples comparison of the STEP and SURMOUNT headline results?

Every comparison I find is either a marketing graphic putting -20.9% next to -14.9% with no caveats, or a methodology piece telling me cross-trial comparison is…

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
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

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

913 questions
vendor-comparison
vendor-comparison

Side-by-side comparison of suppliers on measurable axes - independently confirmed purity and content, lead time, cold-chain handling,…

351 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 zainab_mustafa 16k · 18 months ago
27 votes 4 answers50k views
What does REDEFINE-1 actually establish about tirzepatide?

The case in front of me: REDEFINE-1 · tirzepatide. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if 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
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 two_two_micron 15k · 2.2 years ago
27 votes 5 answers27k views
What does SUSTAIN-6 actually establish about oral semaglutide?

The case in front of me: SUSTAIN-6 · oral semaglutide. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if…

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
glucagon-receptor
glucagon-receptor

Glucagon receptor agonism as a deliberate component of dual and tri-agonists: what it adds in energy expenditure and hepatic fat mobilisation, and…

14 questions
asked by cake_collapsed 13k · 9 months ago
27 votes 5 answers18k views
What does STEP 4 actually establish about tirzepatide?

Concretely: STEP 4 · tirzepatide. 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 swab_and_wait 15k · 8 months ago
27 votes 3 answers11k views
Why is oral semaglutide only about 1% bioavailable, and what is SNAC actually doing?

I understand in general terms that peptides do not survive oral administration - stomach acid, proteases, and a wall of epithelium that evolved specifically to keep…

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
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
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
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 sample_id 17k · 22 months ago