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Randomised controlled trial evidence.

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Related in this group: STEP programme · SURMOUNT programme · SURPASS programme · SELECT trial · FLOW trial · SOUL trial · TRIUMPH programme · PIONEER programme · SUSTAIN programme · LEADER trial · meta-analysis · observational data

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What TRIUMPH is designed to answer, and why we should not pre-empt it — does this still hold?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What TRIUMPH is designed to answer, and why we should not pre-empt it — does this still hold? Session topic: STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read…
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Journal club: indirect comparison between two programmes, defended and attacked
Journal club: indirect comparison between two programmes, defended and attacked Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016)…
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What TRIUMPH is designed to answer, and why we should not pre-empt it
What TRIUMPH is designed to answer, and why we should not pre-empt it I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I have seen SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) cited in…
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Second pass at: Orforglipron as a non-peptide: what changes when the molecule is small
Second pass at: Orforglipron as a non-peptide: what changes when the molecule is small Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021)…
CFMASD 2 17k 6h
The SOUL trial and oral semaglutide cardiovascular outcomes
Posting this under the heading it deserves: The SOUL trial and oral semaglutide cardiovascular outcomes Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015). Please read it…
YMNSMH 2 7.1k 9h
Journal club: STEP 1 and the treatment-policy estimand
Journal club: STEP 1 and the treatment-policy estimand Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) with STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022)…
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What a statistical analysis plan adds that the paper does not
What a statistical analysis plan adds that the paper does not — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I have seen SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015) cited in support…
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Second pass at: Reading a trial's population section before its results
Second pass at: Reading a trial's population section before its results Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in…
VTNPSCSDAS 4 9.5k 10h
Primary endpoint hierarchies and why order matters — one year on
On the subject in the title: Primary endpoint hierarchies and why order matters — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Comparing SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023) with SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med ,…
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Composite endpoints and the component doing the work
Composite endpoints and the component doing the work Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do…
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Journal club: STEP 8 and the fairness of the comparator dose — a second dataset
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Journal club: STEP 8 and the fairness of the comparator dose — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med ,…
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Journal club: semaglutide in MASH, and surrogate endpoints
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Journal club: semaglutide in MASH, and surrogate endpoints Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015) with SURMOUNT-2 (…
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Journal club: STEP 1 and the treatment-policy estimand — does this still hold?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Journal club: STEP 1 and the treatment-policy estimand — does this still hold? Comparing STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021) with SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med ,…
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Molecular mass of semaglutide and why the figure differs between sources
Molecular mass of semaglutide and why the figure differs between sources — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) with STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021)…
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Revisiting: Hepatic effects of glucagon receptor agonism: the mechanistic worry
Revisiting: Hepatic effects of glucagon receptor agonism: the mechanistic worry Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Session topic: SURMOUNT-OSA ( N Engl J Med ,…
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What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be
What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing STEP 1 ( N Engl…
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Why retatrutide discussion here is more cautious than elsewhere — one year on
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why retatrutide discussion here is more cautious than elsewhere — one year on Session topic: PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019). Please read it…
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Journal club: the CagriSema phase 2 combination paper
On the subject in the title: Journal club: the CagriSema phase 2 combination paper Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have seen SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022) cited in support of a claim I do not…
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Why cagrilintide alone is discussed so much less than in combination — does this still hold?
Why cagrilintide alone is discussed so much less than in combination — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Session topic: SURMOUNT-4…
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Journal club: what we got wrong in an earlier session
On the subject in the title: Journal club: what we got wrong in an earlier session Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022). Please read it before posting; the…
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Historical amylin analogues and what happened to them
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Historical amylin analogues and what happened to them Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in support of a…
OFEIDVSGAR+29 36 31k 1d
Subgroup analyses: pre-specified versus discovered
Subgroup analyses: pre-specified versus discovered — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) with SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) and finding the…
JHAEI 2 27k 1d
Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SCALE ( N Engl J Med…
DEIBHMMMCN+115 122 2.6k 1d
What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism
What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Comparing STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) with SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med…
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Journal club: SUSTAIN 6 and its retinopathy signal
On the subject in the title: Journal club: SUSTAIN 6 and its retinopathy signal Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have seen SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…
LAMRZHOJI+110 122 46k 1d
PIONEER 6 cardiovascular safety, read as a safety trial rather than an efficacy one
PIONEER 6 cardiovascular safety, read as a safety trial rather than an efficacy one — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Session topic: FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024). Please…
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Journal club: orforglipron phase 2 and the non-peptide question
Journal club: orforglipron phase 2 and the non-peptide question Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) cited in support…
KBLKSSJLB+120 132 13k 1d
Follow-up: The retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, read closely
The retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, read closely — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…
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Why a glucagon receptor agonist in a weight-loss compound is not a contradiction
The question in the title: Why a glucagon receptor agonist in a weight-loss compound is not a contradiction I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Comparing LEADER ( N Engl J Med…
CWMHRSOBRZ+43 47 19k 2d
Semaglutide and alcohol: what is actually documented
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Semaglutide and alcohol: what is actually documented Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) cited in support of a claim I do…
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