On August 4, 2016 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KPTI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, reported financial results for the second quarter 2016 and commented on recent accomplishments and clinical development plans for its lead, novel, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound selinexor (KPT-330), and other pipeline assets, including KPT-8602, its second-generation SINE compound, and KPT-9274, its oral, dual inhibitor of p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4) and nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) (Filing, Q2, Karyopharm, 2016, AUG 4, 2016, View Source [SID:1234514318])).
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"In the first half of 2016, we continued to drive rapid and meaningful progress across our development programs, including completion of enrollment in our Phase 2b STORM study in multiple myeloma (MM), the opening of a Phase 1b study arm evaluating selinexor in combination with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab in advanced solid tumors, and the advancement of KPT-9274 into the clinic," said Michael G. Kauffman, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Karyopharm. "At the 2016 European Hematology Association (EHA) (Free EHA Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, we presented exciting preliminary data from our Phase 1b STOMP study showing high response rates, along with durable activity and a favorable safety profile when selinexor is combined with standard-of-care agents in heavily pre-treated patients with MM."
Dr. Kauffman continued, "We remain on track for data readouts from several of our ongoing selinexor studies, including top-line results from the STORM and STOMP studies in relapsed/refractory MM, updated data from the SIGN study in gynecologic malignancies at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2016 Annual Meeting, and an interim analysis from the ongoing Phase 2 SOPRA study in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in late 2016. For KPT-8602, our second generation SINE compound, we look forward to reporting top-line safety and tolerability results from the Phase 1 portion of the ongoing study in patients with relapsed/refractory MM in late 2016. All of these efforts bring us ever closer to our goal of providing novel, first-in-class medicines to patients with cancer and other major diseases. We look forward to keeping you updated on our progress."