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Cytisinicline provides comparable end-of-treatment efficacy and superior longer-term efficacy for smoking cessation compared to varenicline, with a significantly lower incidence of nausea. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The research aims to compare the efficacy and safety of cytisinicline and varenicline for smoking cessation.

May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

D102-18 Comparative Effectiveness of Cytisinicline and Varenicline for Smoking Cessation: A Matching-adjusted Indirect Comparison (MAIC)

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MRM RubinsteinOncoGenex Pharmaceuticals (United States)DRD RoweMedical Decision Modeling (United States)RPR PerdokOncoGenex Pharmaceuticals (United States)

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Randomized trial compares efficacy of cytisinicline and varenicline for smoking cessation, highlighting improved tolerance.

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The research aims to compare the efficacy and safety of cytisinicline and varenicline for smoking cessation.
Conducted a matching-adjusted indirect comparison using data from Phase 3 trials.
Compared continuous abstinence rates over 12 and 24 weeks for cytisinicline and varenicline.
Weighted individual patient data to match baseline characteristics of varenicline cohorts.
At 9-12 weeks, the continuous abstinence rates were comparable (adjusted ORs 1.32-1.33).
At 9-24 weeks, cytisinicline showed higher abstinence rates compared to varenicline (adjusted ORs 1.90-2.13).
Cytisinicline had a significantly lower incidence of nausea (adjusted ORs 0.18-0.13) compared to varenicline.

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Rubinstein et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5013f03e14405aa9bab5 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.6534

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D102-18 Comparative Effectiveness of Cytisinicline and Varenicline for Smoking Cessation: A Matching-adjusted Indirect Comparison (MAIC)

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D102-18 Comparative Effectiveness of Cytisinicline and Varenicline for Smoking Cessation: A Matching-adjusted Indirect Comparison (MAIC)

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