Myeloma Milestones: Selinexor May Be Next Novel Agent While Established Drugs Expand Indications

Karyopharm's selinexor could be the next novel drug approved for multiple myeloma, which has seen a deluge of new treatment regimens. With room for improvement, the pipeline is full of milestones for approved and new therapies.

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Multiple myeloma has seen a deluge of new therapies and combination regimens in recent years aiming to extend progression-free survival and improve overall survival – and the flood is far from over.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.'s selinexor may be the next novel agent to win US FDA approval, if the recent extension of the review period for its new drug application (NDA) gives the agency enough time and data to endorse the selective inhibitor of nuclear export (SINE) as a single agent for penta-refractory myeloma patients. (Also see "Keeping Track: Two Goal Date Extensions, Another Herceptin Biosimilar Approval, And A BLA Withdrawal" - Pink Sheet, 15 March, 2019

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