Compass Pathways to expedite launch timing of its experimental depression therapy
Drug developer Compass Pathways said on Tuesday it is pulling forward the expected launch timing of its experimental psilocybin-based depression therapy by 9 to 12 months.
The decision follows the completion of enrollment for a late-stage study for the psychedelic-based therapy, COMP360, as well as a positive meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on strategies for its marketing application, including a potential rolling submission.
The experimental therapy called COMP360 is based on the psychedelic compound called psilocybin and is designed as a short-term, episodic alternative to daily antidepressants.
The company is testing the therapy in patients with treatment-resistant depression, a condition in which patients do not respond adequately to at least two different treatments.
In June, data from a late-stage study showed the therapy reduced the severity of depression symptoms in a closely watched study, but fell short of market expectations. Wall Street analysts, however, said the data indicated that COMP360 might get approved.
