A Study of Cytisinicline for Smoking Cessation in Adult Smokers

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female subjects, age ≥18 years.
• Current daily cigarette smokers (averaging at least 10 cigarettes per day upon completing a 7-day screening smoking diary) and who intend to quit smoking.
• Expired air carbon monoxide (CO) ≥10 ppm.
• Failed at least one previous attempt to stop smoking with or without therapeutic support.
• Willing to initiate study treatment on the day after randomization and set a quit date within 5-7 days of starting treatment.
• Willing to actively participate in the study's smoking cessation behavioral support provided throughout the study.
• Able to fully understand study requirements, willing to participate, and comply with dosing schedule.
• Sign the Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria

• More than 1 study participant in same household.
• Previous cytisinicline treatment in a prior clinical study or any other cytisine usage.
• Known hypersensitivity to cytisinicline or any of the excipients.
• Positive urinary drugs of abuse screen, determined within 28 days before the first dose of cytisinicline.
• Clinically significant abnormal serum chemistry or hematology values within 28 days of randomization (ie, requiring treatment or monitoring).
• Clinically significant abnormalities in 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) determined after minimum of 5 minutes in supine position within 28 days of randomization (ie, requiring treatment or further assessment).
• Body mass index (BMI) classification for being underweight ( 2.0 x the upper limit of normal (ULN).
• Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
• Male or female subjects of childbearing potential who do not agree to use acceptable methods of birth control during the study treatment period.
• Participation in a clinical study with an investigational drug in the 4 weeks prior to randomization.
• Treatment with other smoking cessation medications (bupropion, varenicline, nortriptyline, or any nicotine replacement therapy [NRT]) in the 4 weeks prior to randomization or planned use of these other smoking cessation medications during the study.
• Use within the 2 weeks prior to randomization or planned use during the study of non-cigarette and/or noncombustible nicotine products (pipe tobacco, cigars, snuff, smokeless tobacco, hookah, e-cigarettes/vaping) or marijuana smoking or vaping.
• Any other reason that the investigator views the subject should not participate or would be unable to fulfill the requirements for the study.