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Canada Launches National Psilocybin Therapy Trial for Advanced Cancer

Canada Launches National Psilocybin Therapy Trial for Advanced Cancer

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Canada's CAN-PACT program will run a multi-site randomized trial of a single 25 mg psilocybin session for people with advanced cancer.

Canada's CAN-PACT program will run a multi-site randomized trial of a single 25 mg psilocybin session for people with advanced cancer.

The number

25 mg high-dose psilocybin session

How solid is it?

n/a

n/a

Not a study

Not a study

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Psilocybe spp.

Psilocybe spp.

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

Current Oncology

Current Oncology

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Canadian Pioneers

Canadian Pioneers

Psilocybin mushroom (Psilocybe spp.) therapy is being rolled out across Canada through the CAN-PACT program, which will run a multi-site randomized trial using a 25 mg high-dose psilocybin session in people with advanced cancer (stage III–IV). Prior trials show single-dose psilocybin reduced depression and anxiety with large effect sizes and sustained drops in demoralization and suicidal ideation for up to 4.5 years. CAN-PACT will standardize clinician training, safety protocols, and Health Canada regulatory pathways to enable national clinical access if efficacy and safety are confirmed.

Psilocybin mushroom (Psilocybe spp.) therapy is being rolled out across Canada through the CAN-PACT program, which will run a multi-site randomized trial using a 25 mg high-dose psilocybin session in people with advanced cancer (stage III–IV). Prior trials show single-dose psilocybin reduced depression and anxiety with large effect sizes and sustained drops in demoralization and suicidal ideation for up to 4.5 years. CAN-PACT will standardize clinician training, safety protocols, and Health Canada regulatory pathways to enable national clinical access if efficacy and safety are confirmed.

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