Selinexor, daratumumab, and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM).

Abstract

8510 Background: Selinexor is a first-in-class oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound that binds and inactivates exportin 1 (XPO1). Selinexor in combination with low dose dexamethasone (Sel-dex) was approved by the FDA, based on data from the STORM study, wherein Sel-dex induced an overall response rate (ORR) of 26.2% in patients (pts) with relapsed/refractory MM (RRMM). Single agent daratumumab has demonstrated an ORR of 29% in MM reftactory to proteasome inhibitors (PIs)/immunomodulatory drug (IMiDs). We evaluated the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of the combination of Sel-dex and daratumumab (SDd) in pts with MM refractory to PIs/IMiDs. Methods: This is a multicenter, open-label, phase 1b/2 dose escalation and expansion study. Pts were eligible if they had received ≥ 3 prior lines of therapy, including a PI and an IMiD, or whose MM was refractory to a PI and an IMiD. In the expansion phase, pts were required to be anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody-naïve. One dose level was tested at each schedule: selinexor once-weekly (QW at 100 mg) or twice-weekly (BIW at 60 mg) with dexamethasone 40 mg. Daratumumab 16 mg/kg IV was administered per label. Primary objective was to determine the maximum tolerated dose and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and assess safety, tolerability and efficacy of SDd in pts with RRMM. Results: A total of 34 pts were enrolled; 3 in the 60 mg BIW and 31 in the 100 mg QW cohorts. Median age was 69 and median number of prior treatment regimens was 3 (range, 1–10). Out of 34 pts, 62% and 65% were refractory to bortezomib and lenalidomide respectively. Common treatment related adverse events (all grades, grades 3/4) included: thrombocytopenia (71%, 47%), fatigue (62%, 18%), nausea (71%, 9%), anemia (62%, 32%) and neutropenia (50%, 26%). Two dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) were reported in the 60 mg BIW cohort: Grade 3 thrombocytopenia and Grade 2 fatigue requiring dose reduction in selinexor to 100 mg QW. In the 100 mg QW escalation cohort (n = 6), no DLTs occured. 32 patients were evaluable for efficacy. The ORR was 73% (11 VGPR, 11 PR) for 30 daratumumab-naïve pts. Median progression-free survival was 12.5 months in both groups. Conclusions: Based on tolerability and efficacy, the RP2D of SDd is selinexor 100 mg, daratumumab 16 mg/kg and dexamethasone 40 mg, administered QW. In pts with PI and IMiD refractory MM, weekly SDd demonstrated promising activity with an ORR of 73% in daratumumab-naïve pts and a median PFS of 12.5 months. This supports further development of a novel non-PI, non-IMiD backbone in earlier lines of therapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02343042 .