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Pfizer (PFE) Announces Top-Line Results from Study of CHANTIX/CHAMPIX (varenicline) in Adolescent Smokers

March 23, 2018 8:01 AM UTC

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today results from a Phase 4 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of CHANTIX®/CHAMPIX® (varenicline) for smoking cessation in nicotine dependent adolescents 12-19 years of age. The study did not meet its primary endpoint of the four-week continuous abstinence rate at weeks 9 through 12 for CHANTIX/CHAMPIX compared to placebo. The study is a regulatory post marketing commitment for CHANTIX/CHAMPIX in the U.S. and EU for adolescents 12-16 years and 12-17 years of age, respectively.

This study makes a valuable contribution to the limited body of clinical research on... More