Efficacy of NicVAX in Smokers Who Want to Quit Smoking

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether vaccination with NicVAX will result in a higher continuous abstinence rate than vaccination with placebo in smokers who want to quit smoking. In addition, two different formulations and dosing schedules will be studied, to select the dose and dosing schedule which generates the highest level of anti-nicotine antibodies. The primary study period is 12 months, which was extended by amendment to include up to 2 years of observations.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

2007-09

Completion

2007-12

Publications

• Fahim RE, Kessler PD, Fuller SA, Kalnik MW. Nicotine vaccines. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2011 Dec;10(8):905-15. doi: 10.2174/187152711799219343.
• Hatsukami DK, Jorenby DE, Gonzales D, Rigotti NA, Glover ED, Oncken CA, Tashkin DP, Reus VI, Akhavain RC, Fahim RE, Kessler PD, Niknian M, Kalnik MW, Rennard SI. Immunogenicity and smoking-cessation outcomes for a novel nicotine immunotherapeutic. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Mar;89(3):392-9. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2010.317. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.