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Selinexor in Combination With Fludarabine and Cytarabine in Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 2 interventional study of Selinexor and Fludarabine in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), sponsored by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Terminated at 7 sites in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 24 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-05-22.

Sponsored by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Due to slow enrollment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2016, registered Mar 2017).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
37
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
Up to 24 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will be done in two parts: Phase I (NCT02212561) has been completed and published. The goal of the Phase I portion of this study was to find the highest tolerable dose of selinexor (KPT-330) that can be given to patients with leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), when it is combined with fludarabine and cytarabine.

The Phase II portion of the protocol is reflected in this registration.

The goal of the Phase II portion of this protocol is to give the highest dose of selinexor (KPT-330) in combination with fludarabine/cytarabine that was found in Phase I to be safe for children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The investigators will examine the effect of this combination treatment.

Read the detailed description

After the recommended Phase II dose was determined, additional patients began enrolling to receive selinexor at the recommended dose level for further evaluation of tolerability and response.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  • To estimate the overall response rate, as defined by complete response or complete response with incomplete count recovery, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study.
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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
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In context

Leukemia

5,441 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia; 636 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 37 is close to the median of 38 across 4,247 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia.

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Lead sponsor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is the lead sponsor of 434 studies on the registry; 99 are open to participants now.

Of its 60 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 35 (58%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 24 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must have a diagnosis of AML and must have disease that has relapsed or is refractory to chemotherapy, or that has relapsed after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)

    • Refractory disease is defined as persistent disease after at least two courses of induction chemotherapy.
    • Patients are eligible at first or subsequent relapse or any relapse that is refractory to salvage chemotherapy.
    • Patients must have ≥ 5% leukemic blasts in the bone marrow and/or increasing levels of MRD in the bone marrow as assessed by flow cytometry. If an adequate bone marrow sample cannot be obtained, patients may be enrolled if there is unequivocal evidence of leukemia in the peripheral blood.
  • Adequate organ function defined as the following:

    • Direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (IULN)
    • AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) \< 3 x IULN
    • Creatinine within normal institutional limits for age
  • Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin (PTT) ≤ 1.5 x IULN.
  • Age criteria: Patients treated at collaborating sites and current St. Jude patients who are on therapy or within 3 years of completion of therapy must be ≤ 24 years old. All other St. Jude patients must be ≤ 21 years old.
  • Patients must be able to swallow tablets.
  • Performance status: Lansky ≥ 50 for patients who are ≤ 16 years old and Karnofsky ≥ 50% for patients who are > 16 years old.
  • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute effects of all prior therapy.
  • For patients who have received prior HSCT, there can be no evidence of GVHD and greater than 60 days must have elapsed since the HSCT.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of cerebellar toxicity or cerebellar neurological findings on exam.
  • Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. Female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use dual methods of contraception and have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening, and male patients must use an effective barrier method of contraception if sexually active with a female of child-bearing potential. Acceptable methods of contraception are condoms with contraceptive foam, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, contraceptive patch, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicidal gel, or a sexual partner who is surgically sterilized or post-menopausal. For both male and female patients, effective methods of contraception must be used throughout the study and for three months following the last dose.
  • Patients with Down syndrome, acute promyelocytic leukemia, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome, or other bone marrow failure syndromes are not eligible.
  • Use of investigational agents, with the exception of gemtuzumab ozogamicin, within 30 days.
  • Any significant concurrent disease, illness, or psychiatric disorder that would compromise patient safety or compliance, study participation, follow up, or interpretation of study research.
  • Unstable cardiovascular function:

    • symptomatic ischemia
    • congestive heart failure NYHA Class > 3
    • myocardial infarction (MI) within 3 months
  • Uncontrolled infection requiring parenteral antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within one week prior to first dose. Infections controlled on concurrent anti-microbial agents are acceptable, and anti-microbial prophylaxis per institutional guidelines are acceptable.
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (pre-study testing not required).
  • Patients with malabsorption syndrome, or any other disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function.
  • Prior treatment with selinexor.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
37 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment Arm

    Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine. Methotrexate/hydrocortisone/cytarabine (intrathecal triples) will be given prior to cycle 1.

    Drug: Selinexor · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: methotrexate/hydrocortisone/cytarabine

Interventions

  • DrugSelinexor

    Given orally on days 1,3,8,10,22 and 24 of each cycle

    Also known as: KPT-330

  • DrugFludarabine

    Will be given intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes daily on days 16 through 20. Fludarabine may be given prior to day 16 if it is determined to be in the participant's best interest based on disease progression. Chemotherapy may be delayed by 1-3 days if clinically indicated.

    Also known as: Fludara®, Fludarabine phosphate, 2-fluoro-ara-AMP

  • DrugCytarabine

    Will be given IV over 4 hours daily on days 16 through 20. Cytarabine may be given prior to day 16 if it is determined to be in the participant's best interest based on disease progression. Chemotherapy may be delayed by 1-3 days if clinically indicated.

    Also known as: Cytosine arabinoside, Ara-C, Cytosar®

  • Drugmethotrexate/hydrocortisone/cytarabine

    Intrathecal (IT) triples will be given prior to cycle 1: IT cytarabine, IT methotrexate, and IT methotrexate/hydrocortisone/cytarabine (MHA) are acceptable. Patients without evidence of central nervous system (CNS) leukemia will receive no further IT therapy during cycle 1. Patients with CNS disease will receive weekly ITMHA until the cerebrospinal fluid becomes free of leukemia (minimum of 4 doses).

    Also known as: ITMHA, Intrathecal triples

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The Overall Response (OR) Rate (Complete Response + Incomplete Count Recovery + Partial Response)

    Complete response or complete response with incomplete count recovery or partial response, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study

    Time frame: Between days 28 and 35 of cycle 1 (cycle length is 42-56 days)

  2. Complete Response

    Complete response, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study

    Time frame: Between days 28 and 35 of cycle 1 (cycle length is 42-56 days)

  3. Complete Response or Complete Response With Incomplete Count Recovery

    Complete response or complete response with incomplete count recovery, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study

    Time frame: Between days 28 and 35 of cycle 1 (cycle length is 42-56 days)

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Results

Posted Apr 24, 2020

Participant flow

Participants must have a diagnosis of AML and must have disease that has relapsed or is refractory to chemotherapy, or that has relapsed after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneInterventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Started37
Completed22
Not completed15
Withdrew: Adverse event1
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy14

Outcome measures

PrimaryThe Overall Response (OR) Rate (Complete Response + Incomplete Count Recovery + Partial Response)

Complete response or complete response with incomplete count recovery or partial response, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study

Time frame:
Between days 28 and 35 of cycle 1 (cycle length is 42-56 days)
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
The Overall Response (OR) Rate (Complete Response + Incomplete Count Recovery + Partial Response)
percentage of participantsInterventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
The Overall Response (OR) Rate (Complete Response + Incomplete Count Recovery + Partial Response)53.6 (33.9 to 72.5)
PrimaryComplete Response

Complete response, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study

Time frame:
Between days 28 and 35 of cycle 1 (cycle length is 42-56 days)
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Complete Response
percentage of participantsInterventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Complete Response46.4 (27.5 to 66.1)
PrimaryComplete Response or Complete Response With Incomplete Count Recovery

Complete response or complete response with incomplete count recovery, of selinexor in combination with fludarabine and cytarabine for patients with relapsed or refractory AML in the phase II portion of the study

Time frame:
Between days 28 and 35 of cycle 1 (cycle length is 42-56 days)
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Complete Response or Complete Response With Incomplete Count Recovery
percentage of participantsInterventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Complete Response or Complete Response With Incomplete Count Recovery50.0 (30.6 to 69.4)

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse Events (AEs) were collected for 30 days after completion of treatment plan or until other anti-leukemia therapy was initiated. If discontinuation from study was due to an AE considered related to study treatment, a follow-up visit was conducted no later than 30 days after the last dose of protocol therapy with recommended safety assessments at least every 30 days, until all toxicities resolved, returned to baseline or became clinically satisfactory, stable, or considered irreversible.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine22/37 (59.5%)1/37 (2.7%)36/37 (97.3%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventInterventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Pleural effusionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/37
Pericardial effusionCardiac disorders1/37
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 59
Most frequent other events
EventInterventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations33/37
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations31/37
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders30/37
White blood cell decreasedInvestigations29/37
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations23/37
Febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders18/37
HyponatremiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders18/37
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders11/37
HypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders11/37
Lung infectionInfections and infestations7/37

Baseline characteristics

Participants must have a diagnosis of AML and must have disease that has relapsed or is refractory to chemotherapy, or that has relapsed after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Mean9.65 ± 6.25
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Median8.04 ± 6.25
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Female15
Male22
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
Hispanic or Latino12
Not Hispanic or Latino24
Unknown or Not Reported1
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Interventions: Selinexor, Fludarabine, and Cytarabine
American Indian or Alaska Native1
Asian5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American3
White25
More than one race1
Unknown or Not Reported2
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Study locations

7 sites
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Phoenix, Arizona 85016, United States
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
  • University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Michigan
    Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
  • Cook Children's Medical Center
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Alexander TB, Lacayo NJ, Choi JK, Ribeiro RC, Pui CH, Rubnitz JE. Phase I Study of Selinexor, a Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export, in Combination With Fludarabine and Cytarabine, in Pediatric Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Dec;34(34):4094-4101. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.67.5066. Epub 2016 Oct 31. PubMed 27507877 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · May 2, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 22, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03071276
Lead sponsor
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Collaborators
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 6, 2017
Start date
Jan 14, 2016
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2019
Completion
Apr 30, 2019
Results posted
Apr 24, 2020
Last update
May 22, 2020

Study contacts

Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, MD,PhD
principal investigator · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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