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Disease

Smoking behavior

Clinical development underway

Also known as smoking.

3

Clinical trials

12

Associated genes

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Executive briefingUpdating summary…Momentum: Low

Key developments

4 industry developments reported.

Major developments

Reimbursement decisionWorth watching

Quitting smoking is hard. A Medicare change may push doctors to give more help

Reimbursement · STAT News2026-07-17

Industry & Market4View

2026-07-17Quitting smoking is hard. A Medicare change may push doctors to give more helpReimbursement · STAT News
2026-08-18Virtual smoking cessation program benefits patients with cancerIndustry · Healio Neurology
2026-08-12Exposure to respirable dust, fine particulates and crystalline silica and comparative respiratory health patterns among non-smoking workers in the ceramic industryIndustry · Nature — Environmental Sciences
2026-07-10Heavy marijuana smoking may increase cancer risk, researchers warnIndustry · Science Daily

Activity timeline4

2026-08-18IndustryVirtual smoking cessation program benefits patients with cancerIndustry · Healio Neurology
2026-08-12IndustryExposure to respirable dust, fine particulates and crystalline silica and comparative respiratory health patterns among non-smoking workers in the ceramic industryIndustry · Nature — Environmental Sciences
2026-07-17IndustryQuitting smoking is hard. A Medicare change may push doctors to give more helpReimbursement · STAT News
2026-07-10IndustryHeavy marijuana smoking may increase cancer risk, researchers warnIndustry · Science Daily

Clinical trials

3 sponsors · 0 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme

3

All trials

0

Active

0

Late-stage

3

Completed

Recently completed

PET Imaging of Lung Cancer and Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules With 18F-FSPG

Phase 2 · Completed · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Effects of Contingency Management and Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Youth Smoking

Phase 1 · Completed · University of California, Los Angeles

A Phase 2B, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Parallel-Arm , Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of 3'-Aminomethylnicotine-P. Aeruginosa r-Exoprotein A Conjugate Vaccine (NicVAX®) or Placebo Co-Administered With Varenicline (Champix®) as an Aid in Smoking Cessation

Phase 2 · Completed · Maastricht University Medical Center

Associated genes

12 matches

Genes associated with this disease in the canonical knowledge graph (Open Targets evidence). Number shows the association score.

RSPO30.46 ADAMTS90.44 CALCR0.42 ADAMTSL30.41 TSEN150.41 TBX150.40 FNDC3B0.40 CABLES10.39 NFE2L30.38 ETV50.37 MFAP20.37 CCDC910.37

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Synonyms

smoking

References & data sources

Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.