Achieve Life Sciences Reports 74-80% Median Reduction In Smoking In Study

Achieve Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: ACHV) a company focused on nicotine addiction, announced positive results Tuesday from the ORCA-1 dose-selection trial of cytisinicline for smoking cessation.

The primary endpoint was the reduction in daily smoking, a self-reported measure.

Across all treatment arms, subjects on cytisinicline experienced a 74-80-percent median reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked over a 25-day treatment period — compared to a 62-percent reduction in the placebo arms. 

Achieve Life Sciences shares were trading down by 5.67 percent to $3.42 after the open Tuesday. 

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