FDA Offers Faster Review Pathway for Three Psychedelic Drug Programs
FDA says three psychedelic drug programs are getting access to the CNPV accelerated-review pathway. COMPASS has directly confirmed one award; Usona and Transcend/Otsuka have not.
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Schedule I in US; FDA rejected Lykos NDA August 2024; Transcend/Otsuka methylone analog in Phase 3
Schedule I in US; approved in Australia for TRD and PTSD; extensive Phase 2/3 trials globally
Seeking Phase 3 redesign following FDA Complete Response Letter (August 2024)
Active regulator for multiple psychedelic INDs; midomafetamine NDA reviewed in June 2024 and later rejected via Complete Response Letter
Active nonprofit research and policy organization; MDMA-assisted therapy remains investigational and MAPS continues public education and program context
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Formerly Lykos Therapeutics; CIPO name-change record lists July 28, 2025; public reporting followed in late August 2025; MDMA/PTSD program remains post-CRL
Clinically notable phase 2b signal sits under a messy naming stack: alias/synonym layer includes 5-MeO-DMT, while GH001 is the inhaled program/formulation under study in TRD
GH001 / inhaled mebufotenin program moving toward Phase 3 planning after Jan. 2026 clinical-hold lift; phase 2b TRD results published Mar. 25, 2026
Phase 3 PARADIGM program underway for HLP003/CYB003; Eric So resumed as interim CEO on Apr. 20, 2026 after Michael Cola’s short tenure ended at board request