Article: Evotec Starts Phase II in Smoking Cessation with EVT 302.

HAMBURG, Germany and OXFORD, England, February 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT) today announced the start of its first Phase II study for EVT 302 in smoking cessation, a reversible and highly selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B).

This double-blind, three-way cross-over study is designed to investigate the influence of EVT 302 on craving and withdrawal symptoms after short-term deprivation of cigarettes in 90 smokers. Smokers will receive a single dose of EVT 302, nicotine, and placebo in a random order. The effect of EVT 302 on craving when combined with nicotine replacement therapy will be assessed as a ...






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