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A Study of Selinexor in Combination With Standard of Care Therapy for Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Glioblastoma
NCT04421378 · Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc · PHASE1/PHASE2 · terminated · Glioblastoma · Open Targets disease: glioblastoma · Why it stopped
Six questions a reader deciding whether to spend more time on this asks, each answered with flags: yes, no, or not published (hatched), each with its rule and source record. Flags are never added up into a score or a verdict, because published success rates disagree by a factor of two and more.
1. Is the biology right?
- Somatic driver evidence: no · None of XPO1, VEGFA has somatic-mutation evidence in glioblastomaRule: Open Targets has somatic-mutation evidence for the target in this cancer. Source: Open Targets: XPO1 in glioblastoma, 2026-11-11
- Human genetic evidence: no · No germline or somatic evidence for XPO1, VEGFA in glioblastomaRule: Any germline or somatic human genetic evidence for the target in this cancer, counted apart from animal-model and literature evidence. Source: Open Targets: XPO1 in glioblastoma, 2026-11-11
- Pediatric target: yes · XPO1 on the FDA listRule: Target is on FDA's Pediatric Molecular Target List (relevant targets); membership alone neither requires nor waives a study. Source: FDA Pediatric Molecular Target List (Listed as February 2026 on the FDA Pediatric Oncology page; the file served is 9.7.22_the_relevant_molecular_target_list.xlsx, whose Summary of Changes sheet is headed 'SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE' (footnote date 2022-09-01)), 2026-11-11
- Haematologic cancer: no · Solid tumourRule: From the indication, or the registry conditions when no indication matches. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378, 2026-11-11Published context: Likelihood of approval from phase 1: 7.5% haematologic vs 4.6% solid (BIO / Informa / QLS 2021, 2011–2020). Population-level, not a prediction.
- Background therapy: Temozolomide, Lomustine, Carmustine: standard agents, not counted in these flags.
- XPO1 (via Selinexor): Evidence types in glioblastoma: literature, clinical; literature listed separately from human genetics. Datasources: europepmc, clinical_precedence. · Open Targets: XPO1 in glioblastoma
- VEGFA (via Bevacizumab): Evidence types in glioblastoma: literature, rna_expression, clinical; literature listed separately from human genetics. Datasources: clinical_precedence, europepmc, expression_atlas. · Open Targets: VEGFA in glioblastoma
- Not loaded on this app yet: Normal-tissue expression in vital organs. Source: Human Protein Atlas (ticket 36).
- Not loaded on this app yet: Pan-essential in cell lines. Source: DepMap (ticket 36).
- Not loaded on this app yet: Approved drug on this target. Source: Drugs@FDA (ticket 30).
2. Can the result be trusted?
- Randomised: yes · Randomised allocationRule: Registry allocation field. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378, 2026-11-11
- Small denominator: no · 74 enrolled; each patient moves a rate by 100 ÷ 74 = 1.4 pointsRule: Enrolment under 30; the arithmetic is shown, not a benchmark. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378, 2026-11-11
- Primary endpoint is overall survival: yes · Phase 1a and 1b: Maximum Tolerated Dose of Selinexor; Phase 1a and 1b: Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of Selinexor; Phase 1a and 1b: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) With Grade Greater Than or Equ… (and 2 more)Rule: A registered primary outcome measure names overall survival. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378, 2026-11-11
- Results overdue: no · Results posted 2024-12-16Rule: Primary completion (actual) more than 12 months ago and no results posted to the registry. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378, 2026-11-11
- Not loaded on this app yet: Treated and evaluable counts, assessor, confirmed response, follow-up and data cutoff. Source: Readout extraction (ticket 32).
- Not loaded on this app yet: Primary endpoint changed between registry versions. Source: Registry versions in the store (ticket 32).
3. What must it beat?
- Not loaded on this app yet: Control-arm result and approved therapies for the same segment, with label links. Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA labels and readouts (tickets 30, 32).
4. Too crowded, or too late?
- Stopped on this target: 37 terminated, withdrawn or suspended trials of drugs against XPO1; 3 give no reason. Reasons are quoted as the registry gives them on the target page. · XPO1: what already stopped
- Not loaded on this app yet: Programs on the target by phase and months behind the leader. Source: Programs and Drugs@FDA (ticket 33).
5. Can it be approved, and stay approved?
- Single-country: no · 18 sites in 2 countries; 17 in the United States (94%)Rule: All listed sites are in one country; the share of US sites is shown. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378, 2026-11-11
- EU paediatric investigation plan: yes · EMEA-002387-PIP02-21 (selinexor, Treatment of endometrial carcinoma): W: decision granting a waiver in all age groups for all conditions or indications, 8 Sept 2021; EMEA-002387-PIP01-18 (selinexor, Treatment of Multiple Myeloma): W: decision granting a waiver in all age groups for all conditions or indications, 6 Dec 2018; EMEA-000056-PIP03-10-M02 (bevacizumab, Treatment of high-grade glioma): PM: decision on the application for modification of an agreed PIP, 22 Jan 2014; compliance positive 13 Nov 2015; EMEA-000056-PIP01-07-M02 (bevacizumab, Treatment of non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma;Treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma): PM: decision on the application for modification of an agreed PIP, 22 Jan 2014; compliance positive 26 Feb 2016Rule: An EMA PIP decision (agreement, modification or waiver) lists the drug as its active substance, exact name. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- EU orphan designation: yes · EU/3/14/1390 positive 16 Dec 2014: Treatment of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia; EU/3/14/1354 positive 19 Nov 2014: Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia / small lymphocytic lymphoma; EU/3/22/2705 positive 11 Oct 2022: Treatment of myelofibrosis; EU/3/21/2509 positive 15 Oct 2021: Treatment of glioma; +1 moreRule: An EU orphan designation lists the drug as its active substance (exact name) or belongs to a medicine that does; withdrawn and expired designations are listed with their status. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- Authorised in the EU: yes · Mvasi: authorised since 15 Jan 2018; Aybintio: authorised since 19 Aug 2020; Nexpovio: authorised since 26 Mar 2021; Orblid: application withdrawn, orphan medicine; +13 moreRule: An EMA medicine record lists the drug as its active substance or INN, exact name; national-only authorisations are not in this file. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- FDA orphan designation: not published · FDA's orphan designation database turns away automated requests, so this app does not read it; search it by hand at the linkRule: Would be: an FDA orphan designation names the drug. Source: FDA orphan designations search
- FDA pediatric oncology approval: no · FDA's table lists no pediatric approval of Selinexor, BevacizumabRule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-11
- Registered studies open to children: yes · 197 interventional studies of Selinexor, Bevacizumab include patients under 18; 57 are recruiting, not yet recruiting or activeRule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-11
- Caveat: Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where the sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality.
- Rare pediatric disease voucher: FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. · FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs
- Not loaded on this app yet: Precedent approvals for target, modality and endpoint; accelerated-approval status. Source: Drugs@FDA and FDA accelerated-approval tables (ticket 30).
6. Can the sponsor finish?
- Sponsor: Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (industry) · ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378
- principal investigator: Andrew B Lassman, MD, Columbia University · Person page
- Not loaded on this app yet: Filed cash, quarterly spend and the runway arithmetic. Source: SEC XBRL company facts (ticket 37).
- Not loaded on this app yet: Sponsor's completed vs stopped oncology trials and results-reporting record. Source: Registry, by company (ticket 37).
What public data cannot tell you
Public records cannot show: sales forecasts; a probability of success for this asset; full deal terms and net prices; FDA designations and action dates before approval (shown only as company-reported); clinical holds unless the company disclosed them; manufacturing; patents on unapproved drugs; whether preclinical findings have been replicated.
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04421378 (2026-11-11); Open Targets Platform (2026-11-11); FDA Pediatric Molecular Target List (Listed as February 2026 on the FDA Pediatric Oncology page; the file served is 9.7.22_the_relevant_molecular_target_list.xlsx, whose Summary of Changes sheet is headed 'SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE' (footnote date 2022-09-01)) (2026-11-11). JSON: /api/brief/trial/NCT04421378. Not medical advice.