Achieve Life Sciences reports 52-week cytisinicline quit rates in smokers

Go back to Achieve Life Sciences reports 52-week cytisinicline quit rates in smokers

Achieve Life Sciences Presents 52-Week Cytisinicline Results for Smoking and Vaping Cessation at CHEST 2026

October 21, 2026 8:30 AM EDT

Nearly one in three adults who were still smoking or vaping after a prior ORCA trial had quit at the end of a year of cytisinicline treatment, with quit rates rising through the year

Among the participants new to cytisinicline (prior attempt on placebo), 39% had quit at the end of the year

Participants were in their mid-fifties on average, ranging up to age 79, and many had a history of chronic conditions; the typical participant who smoked had made five quit attempts before ORCA-OL, and every participant chose to try... More