MDMA for PTSD Showing Promising Outcomes for Patients in MAPS Phase 3 Trials
“In the pharmaceutical drug development community, this is what you dream about.”
“In the pharmaceutical drug development community, this is what you dream about.”
After 4.5 years, 60-80% of the study participants with life-threatening cancer still experienced significantly decreased anxiety or antidepressant effects.
There were no abnormalities or deviations in safety or cognitive outcome measures compared to the baseline data.
The study used an investigational psilocybin formulation called COMP360 developed and produced by COMPASS Pathways.
The study will examine the effects of microdosing LSD on the everyday lives of the participants.
This means the FDA will work to expedite the development and review of psilocybin so it can get to patients with major depressive disorder as soon as possible.
Enrollment of study volunteers is expected to start within the next two months.
Anorexia has phenomenological parallels to anxiety and addiction, both of which have been shown to improve with psilocybin-assisted interventions.
St Vincent's Hospital of Melbourne, Australia will begin treating patients in April
The FDA will work to expedite the development and review of the drug so it can get to patients as soon as possible.
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