Bio-behavioral Lung Cancer Prevention Program

Summary

The overall goal of this research is to increase our understanding of the role of individual genetic differences in response to bupropion treatment and the psychobiological mechanisms by which genetic and treatment factors interact in the smoking cessation process. The ultimate objective is to provide information necessary to match bupropion vs. behavioral counseling cessation treatment to those smokers with the greatest need and likelihood of benefit. This study is a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of bupropion HCL (brand name Zyban) in adult male and female smokers. The factorial design includes one treatment factor (bupropion 300 mg/day + counseling vs. placebo + counseling) and several subject factors (e.g. genotype, personality). Smoking history, psychological status will be assessed at baseline and blood will be drawn for genotyping. Bupropion or placebo will be delivered over a 10-week treatment period and subjects will be instructed to quit smoking after two weeks of medication (week 3 of treatment). All subjects will also receive a 7-week group behavioral smoking cessation treatment (over an 11 week period). This study may yield information that will help clinicians identify the most effective smoking cessation treatment for a particular patient, based on his/her background.

Timeline

Start

1999-06

Primary completion

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Completion

2002-03

Publications

• Results Lerman C, Jepson C, Wileyto EP, Epstein LH, Rukstalis M, Patterson F, Kaufmann V, Restine S, Hawk L, Niaura R, Berrettini W. Role of functional genetic variation in the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) in response to bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy for tobacco dependence: results of two randomized clinical trials. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2006 Jan;31(1):231-42. doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300861.
• Results Wileyto EP, Patterson F, Niaura R, Epstein LH, Brown RA, Audrain-McGovern J, Hawk LW Jr, Lerman C. Recurrent event analysis of lapse and recovery in a smoking cessation clinical trial using bupropion. Nicotine Tob Res. 2005 Apr;7(2):257-68. doi: 10.1080/14622200500055673.
• Results Lerman C, Niaura R, Collins BN, Wileyto P, Audrain-McGovern J, Pinto A, Hawk L, Epstein LH. Effect of bupropion on depression symptoms in a smoking cessation clinical trial. Psychol Addict Behav. 2004 Dec;18(4):362-6. doi: 10.1037/0893-164X.18.4.362.
• Results Wileyto P, Patterson F, Niaura R, Epstein L, Brown R, Audrain-McGovern J, Hawk L, Lerman C, Patterson F. Do small lapses predict relapse to smoking behavior under bupropion treatment? Nicotine Tob Res. 2004 Apr;6(2):357-66. doi: 10.1080/1462220042000202463.
• Results Lerman C, Berrettini W, Pinto A, Patterson F, Crystal-Mansour S, Wileyto EP, Restine SL, Leonard DG, Shields PG, Epstein LH. Changes in food reward following smoking cessation: a pharmacogenetic investigation. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2004 Aug;174(4):571-7. doi: 10.1007/s00213-004-1823-9. Epub 2004 Apr 27.
• Results Collins BN, Wileyto EP, Patterson F, Rukstalis M, Audrain-McGovern J, Kaufmann V, Pinto A, Hawk L, Niaura R, Epstein LH, Lerman C. Gender differences in smoking cessation in a placebo-controlled trial of bupropion with behavioral counseling. Nicotine Tob Res. 2004 Feb;6(1):27-37. doi: 10.1080/14622200310001656830.
• Results Lerman C, Shields PG, Wileyto EP, Audrain J, Pinto A, Hawk L, Krishnan S, Niaura R, Epstein L. Pharmacogenetic investigation of smoking cessation treatment. Pharmacogenetics. 2002 Nov;12(8):627-34. doi: 10.1097/00008571-200211000-00007.
• Results Lerman C, Roth D, Kaufmann V, Audrain J, Hawk L, Liu A, Niaura R, Epstein L. Mediating mechanisms for the impact of bupropion in smoking cessation treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2002 Jul 1;67(2):219-23. doi: 10.1016/s0376-8716(02)00067-4.
• Hajizadeh A, Howes S, Theodoulou A, Klemperer E, Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Lindson N. Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 24;5(5):CD000031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub6.
• Ashare RL, Wileyto EP, Perkins KA, Schnoll RA. The first 7 days of a quit attempt predicts relapse: validation of a measure for screening medications for nicotine dependence. J Addict Med. 2013 Jul-Aug;7(4):249-54. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e31829363e1.
• Javitz HS, Lerman C, Swan GE. Comparative dynamics of four smoking withdrawal symptom scales. Addiction. 2012 Aug;107(8):1501-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03838.x. Epub 2012 Apr 17.

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Indications

No indication recorded.