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What does the estimand framework from ICH E9(R1) actually ask you to specify before a trial, and why did the field decide the old "intention-to-treat versus per-protocol" debate wasn't enough?

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E9(R1) forced us to define precisely what treatment effect we're even estimating before we pick an analysis method — because ITT versus per-protocol was really arguing about method while leaving the target question fuzzy.

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