the hazard ratio thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down
STEP. That is the whole post, but I will justify it. Everything else people worry about in c/orforglipron is downstream of it. Titration speed, early fullness, the endless dose arguments — most of it resolves if you sort STEP out first, and almost nobody does. I say this having got it wrong for 8 months. My eGFR was…
This is correct. Discontinuation arms show the regain reality.
Flair changed to match the content. Read the sidebar before posting next time and we are square.
dropout handling matters, especially on GI-heavy populations
This is the "correlation is mechanism" thing again. You changed three variables at once.
Strongly agree. Phase 2 is investigational, not conclusive.
the discontinuation arms are the interesting part, not the FLOW endpoints
give the trial name, phase, n, and primary endpoint in the body
SELECT reported a hazard ratio hazard ratio but the absolute event rate is what changes clinical practice.