First ever phase 3 program of psilocybin therapy globally scheduled to begin in 2022LONDON, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced the Phase 3 pivotal program design for COMP360 psilocybin therapy in treatment resistant depression (TRD) during a virtual Capital Markets Day. The session, attended by members of COMPASS Pathways’ executive leadership and key opinion leaders, included a review of the TRD treatment landscape as well as COMPASS’ clinical care and digital strategy, patient/market access and commercial model, and broader development pipeline (recording available here). COMPASS’ program will be the first ever Phase 3 program of psilocybin therapy globally, and follows positive results from its Phase 2b study in treatment-resistant depression, presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in May 2022. The Phase 3 program is composed of three clinical trials, two pivotal trials and one long-term follow-up, and is expected to commence by the end of 2022. The pivotal program design is as follows: Pivotal trial 1 (COMP 005) (n=378): a single dose (25mg) monotherapy compared with placebo. This trial is designed to replicate the treatment response seen in the Company’s Phase 2b study (n=233). Pivotal trial 2 (COMP 006) (n= 568): a fixed repeat dose monotherapy using three dose arms: 25mg, 10mg and 1mg. This trial is designed to investigate if a second dose can increase the number of responders and/or improve response seen in the Company’s Phase 2b study and explore the potential for a meaningful treatment response from repeat administration of COMP360 10mg.The primary endpoint in both pivotal trials is the change from baseline in MADRS total score at Week 6. COMPASS Pathways’ Capital Markets Day featured the following speakers and topics: Setting the Scene George Goldsmith: Welcome and introduction to COMPASSKabir Nath: Introduction and agenda for the eventCharlie Nemeroff, MD, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School: New horizons in neuropsychiatry TRD and COMPASS’ Phase 3 ProgramJohn Rush, MD, Duke University School of Medicine: TRD patient profile reviewGuy Goodwin, MD/Trevor Mill: Phase 3 program and pivotal trial designSidney Zisook, MD, University of California, San Diego: Perspective on the COMPASS Phase 3 development program COMP360 Psilocybin Therapy Delivery and Commercialization Ekaterina Malievskaia, MD & Greg Ryslik: Clinical care innovation and digital toolsMarco Mohwinckel & Steve Levine, MD: Patient/market access and commercial model Phyllis Foxworth, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: Patient perspective on living with TRD and psilocybin therapy Beyond TRDGuy Goodwin, MD: COMPASS’ Phase 2 study in PTSD and IIS review Walter Kaye, MD, University of California, San Diego: Unmet need and current treatment paradigm in Anorexia NervosaGuy Goodwin, MD: COMPASS’ Phase 2 study in Anorexia Nervosa Closing Remarks Kabir Nath: Closing remarks The virtual event was held on October 12 at 8:00 am ET (1 pm UK). The webcast replay is available here. About COMPASS PathwaysCOMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. Our focus is on improving the lives of those who are suffering with mental health challenges and who are not helped by current treatments. We are pioneering the development of a new model of psilocybin therapy, in which our proprietary formulation of synthetic psilocybin, COMP360, is administered in conjunction with psychological support. COMP360 has been designated a Breakthrough Therapy by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and we have completed a phase IIb clinical trial of psilocybin therapy for TRD, in 22 sites across Europe and North America. This was the largest randomised, controlled, double-blind psilocybin therapy clinical trial ever conducted, and our topline data showed a statistically significant (p<0.001) and clinically relevant improvement in depressive symptom severity after three weeks for patients who received a single high dose of COMP360 psilocybin with psychological support. We are also running phase II clinical trials of COMP360 psilocybin therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anorexia nervosa. COMPASS is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in New York and San Francisco in the US. 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These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others: preclinical research and clinical development is lengthy and uncertain, and therefore our preclinical studies and clinical trials may be delayed or terminated, or may never advance to or in the clinic; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in COMPASS’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q and in other reports we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, COMPASS disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in the event of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on COMPASS’s current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. 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