@kidney_boy There was an FDA mandate for cardiovascular outcomes trials before diabetes drug approval. (Since rescinded.) All the Phase III trials had the same, pretty prescriptive, requirements. https://t.co/czlyn9n3so
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Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials in Type 2 Diabetes: Where Do We Go From Here? Reflections From a Diabetes Care Editors Expert Forum https://t.co/Cf8J6cphp8 https://t.co/TMkWUr1kal
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@emilycob @ajnelson The policy giveaway here is such a shame. FDA required CVOT, which found unexpected, important clinical benefits and helped sales for the manufacturers of some good drugs. And then they walk it back. https://t.co/rpjvCGbbVJ
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@WesPegden @VPrasadMDMPH @youyanggu @sdbaral For an example of the politics, check this out: https://t.co/rpjvCFTB4b In 2008 FDA req'd new diabetes drugs be grossly noninferior for CV _events_. (Not even CV mortality.) The findings were a huge boon to…