New Mechanism And Oral Activity Underline Selinexor's Role In Multiple Myeloma

Karyopharm has reported positive top-line Phase IIb data from the STORM study showing the potential benefits of its orally active lead compound, selinexor, in "penta-refractory" multiple myeloma, and is aiming for rapid approval of the first-in-class agent in the US and Europe.  

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Myeloma Cells From Bone Marrow • Source: Shutterstock

14 months after reporting disappointing Phase II results in acute myeloid leukemia, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. has returned with some promising and "very exciting" top-line data from the Phase IIb STORM study of selinexor in patients with multiple myeloma that is resistant to multiple lines of other therapies.

Karyopharm intends to submit a US NDA for selinexor in the second half of 2018, the company told an analysts' meeting on May 1, the day after the company's share price rose by 27% in

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