Cytisinicline for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Autor: Rigotti NA; Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Division of General Internal Medicine and Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston., Benowitz NL; Research Program in Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco., Prochaska J; Department of Medicine and Stanford Prevention and Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California., Leischow S; College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix., Nides M; Los Angeles Clinical Trials, Burbank, California., Blumenstein B; Trial Architecture Consulting, Chevy Chase, Maryland., Clarke A; Achieve Life Sciences, Seattle, Washington., Cain D; Achieve Life Sciences, Seattle, Washington., Jacobs C; Achieve Life Sciences, Seattle, Washington.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JAMA [JAMA] 2023 Jul 11; Vol. 330 (2), pp. 152-160.
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.10042
Abstrakt: Importance: Cytisinicline (cytisine) is a plant-based alkaloid that, like varenicline, binds selectively to α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which mediate nicotine dependence. Although not licensed in the US, cytisinicline is used in some European countries to aid smoking cessation, but its traditional dosing regimen and treatment duration may not be optimal.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of cytisinicline for smoking cessation when administered in a novel pharmacokinetically based dosing regimen for 6 or 12 weeks vs placebo.
Design, Setting, and Participants: A 3-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial (ORCA-2) compared 2 durations of cytisinicline treatment (6 or 12 weeks) vs placebo, with follow-up to 24 weeks, among 810 adults who smoked cigarettes daily and wanted to quit. It was conducted at 17 US sites from October 2020 to December 2021.
Interventions: Participants were randomized (1:1:1) to cytisinicline, 3 mg, 3 times daily for 12 weeks (n = 270); cytisinicline, 3 mg, 3 times daily for 6 weeks then placebo 3 times daily for 6 weeks (n = 269); or placebo 3 times daily for 12 weeks (n = 271). All participants received behavioral support.
Main Outcomes and Measures: Biochemically verified continuous smoking abstinence for the last 4 weeks of cytisinicline treatment vs placebo (primary) and from end of treatment to 24 weeks (secondary).
Results: Of 810 randomized participants (mean age, 52.5 years; 54.6% female; mean of 19.4 cigarettes smoked daily), 618 (76.3%) completed the trial. For the 6-week course of cytisinicline vs placebo, continuous abstinence rates were 25.3% vs 4.4% during weeks 3 to 6 (odds ratio [OR], 8.0 [95% CI, 3.9-16.3]; P < .001) and 8.9% vs 2.6% during weeks 3 to 24 (OR, 3.7 [95% CI, 1.5-10.2]; P = .002). For the 12-week course of cytisinicline vs placebo, continuous abstinence rates were 32.6% vs 7.0% for weeks 9 to 12 (OR, 6.3 [95% CI, 3.7-11.6]; P < .001) and 21.1% vs 4.8% during weeks 9 to 24 (OR, 5.3 [95% CI, 2.8-11.1]; P < .001). Nausea, abnormal dreams, and insomnia occurred in less than 10% of each group. Sixteen participants (2.9%) discontinued cytisinicline due to an adverse event. No drug-related serious adverse events occurred.
Conclusions and Relevance: Both 6- and 12-week cytisinicline schedules, with behavioral support, demonstrated smoking cessation efficacy and excellent tolerability, offering new nicotine dependence treatment options.
Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04576949.
Databáze: MEDLINE