Selinexor 20mg tablets
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Selinexor is a first-in-class selective inhibitor of nuclear transport (SINE) compound.
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Selinexor with bortezomib and dexamethasone for previously treated multiple myeloma (TA974)
Selinexor with dexamethasone for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 4 or more treatments (TA970)
Teclistamab for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 3 or more treatments (TA1015)
Belantamab mafodotin with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for previously treated multiple myeloma (TA1133)
Elranatamab for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 3 or more treatments (TA1023)
Daratumumab with bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone for untreated multiple myeloma when a stem cell transplant is unsuitable (TA1170)
Belantamab mafodotin with bortezomib and dexamethasone for previously treated multiple myeloma (TA1149)
Isatuximab in combination for untreated multiple myeloma when a stem cell transplant is unsuitable (TA1098)
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 14 · Randomised trials: 3 · 2018–2026
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Xinyuan Gu, Chunyan Sun, Juan Xu, et al.
Hematology, 2023
Michael Dolph, Gabriel Tremblay, Adrienne M Gilligan, et al.
Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 2021
Background Despite the availability of new treatments, multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable cancer with nearly all patients relapsing and undergoing multiple lines of treatment. Performing head-to-head comparisons of all treatment options is not feasible. Thus, network meta-analyses play an important role in allowing health-care decision makers to compare the effectiveness of treatment options. Objectives A Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) was developed from studies identified from a systematic literature review (SLR) to evaluate the efficacy of once weekly oral selinexor with once weekly bortezomib and low-dose dexamethasone (XVd) relative to other therapies in previously treated MM. Methods Ovid was systematically searched for phase 2-3 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in MM that assessed progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and overall response rates (ORR). Two population subsets were assessed: second-line patients (2L) and third-line or greater patients (3L+). Base case results compared all regimens against twice weekly bortezomib and dexamethasone (Vd) as the anchored comparator regimen. Results Forty-seven RCTs met inclusion. For 2L PFS, OS and ORR, XVd had, on average, out of all iterations, the 6th (out of 21), 4th (out of 15), and 5th (out of 20) best result, respectively, versus Vd. For 3L+ PFS, OS and ORR, XVd had the 12th (out of 24), 11th (out of 22), and 8th (out of 25) best result, respectively, versus Vd. There was no statistically significant difference between XVd and other top-ranking therapies for PFS, OS, and ORR in either 2L and 3L+ except for daratumumab/bortezomib/dexamethasone [DVd], which was favorable versus XVd (2L PFS only). Discussion Results for XVd were more favorable in 2L, having a higher probability of being a top 5 regimen, compared with 3L+ therapies based on the reported clinical trial results. However, in typical clinical practice, most triplet regimens have been modified using weekly bortezomib dosing, raising questions about the actual efficacy of these regimens versus the reported results using twice weekly bortezomib dosing. Conclusions The addition of XVd, which was designed with once weekly bortezomib dosing, to the treatment landscape for previously treated MM provides a regimen that may potentially be noninferior to the other top 5 regimens in both 2L and 3L+ settings and is associated with less peripheral neuropathy.
Abstract licence: CC BY 4.0
Yali Tao, Hui Zhou, Ting Niu
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Remiszewski P, Gaik W, Skora A, et al.
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
Rowena Henderson
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Yahiya Y. Syed
Targeted Oncology, 2023
Chen B, Guo R, Niu Y, et al.
Journal of Blood Medicine, 2025
Qianlei Huang, Ranran Zhao, Lu Xu, et al.
Therapeutic Advances in Hematology, 2024
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Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
6-8 hours
Mechanism
Selinexor binds to and inhibits exportin-1 (XPO1).
Food interactions
1 warning
Human targets
1 target
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
80 mg
Half-life
6-8 hours
Protein binding
95%
Volume of distribution
125 L
Metabolism
Clearance
17.9 L/h
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
The FDA approved Selinexor in June 2019.[L10145] The use of selinexor in combination with [bortezomib] and [dexamethasone] was approved by Health Canada in June 2022 for the treatment of multiple myeloma in adult patients who have received at least one prior therapy.
[L10145]
Selinexor is also indicated under an accelerated approval scheme for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including that arising from follicular lymphoma, in adult patients who have received at least two prior lines of systemic therapy. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent on verification in confirmatory clinical trials.
[L10145]
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
[A180154]
[A180154]
[A180157]
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
Upon transit of a nuclear export complex into the cytoplasm, disassembling of the complex and hydrolysis of Ran-GTP to Ran-GDP (induced by RANBP1 and RANGAP1, respectively) cause release of the cargo from the export receptor. The directionality of nuclear export is thought to be conferred by an asymmetric distribution of the GTP- and GDP-bound forms of Ran between the cytoplasm and nucleus. Involved in U3 snoRNA transport from Cajal bodies to nucleoli.
Binds to late precursor U3 snoRNA bearing a TMG cap
Enzymes involved in drug metabolism — important for understanding drug interactions
Proteins that transport this drug across cell membranes
PMID:10779507 PMID:15159445 PMID:17412826
Shows broad substrate specificity, can transport both organic anions such as bile acid taurocholate (cholyltaurine) and conjugated steroids (17-beta-glucuronosyl estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), and estrone 3-sulfate), as well as eicosanoid leukotriene C4, prostaglandin E2 and L-thyroxine (T4) .
PMID:10779507 PMID:11159893 PMID:12568656 PMID:15159445 PMID:17412826 PMID:19129463
Hydrogencarbonate/HCO3(-) acts as the probable counteranion that exchanges for organic anions .
PMID:19129463
Shows a pH-sensitive substrate specificity towards sulfated steroids, taurocholate and T4 which may be ascribed to the protonation state of the binding site and leads to a stimulation of substrate transport in an acidic microenvironment .
PMID:19129463
Involved in the clearance of bile acids and organic anions from the liver .
PMID:22232210
Can take up bilirubin glucuronides from plasma into the liver, contributing to the detoxification-enhancing liver-blood shuttling loop .
PMID:22232210
Transports coproporphyrin I and III, by-products of heme synthesis, and may be involved in their hepatic disposition .
PMID:26383540
May contribute to regulate the transport of organic compounds in testes across the blood-testis-barrier (Probable). Can transport HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (also known as statins) such as pitavastatin, a clinically important class of hypolipidemic drugs .
PMID:15159445
May play an important role in plasma and tissue distribution of the structurally diverse chemotherapeutic drugs methotrexate and paclitaxel .
PMID:23243220
May also transport antihypertension agents, such as the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor prodrug enalapril, and the highly selective angiotensin II AT1-receptor antagonist valsartan, in the liver PMID:16624871 PMID:16627748
ATC L01XX66
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Selinexor
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
23737
ChemSpider
32701989
BindingDB
50527778
ZINC
ZINC000096170454
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:12825
GeneCards
XPO1
UniProt Accession
XPO1_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2637
GenAtlas
CYP3A4
GeneCards
CYP3A4
GenBank Gene Database
M18907
Guide to Pharmacology
1337
UniProt Accession
CP3A4_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10961
GeneCards
SLCO1B3
GenBank Gene Database
AJ251506
GenBank Protein Database
9187497
Guide to Pharmacology
1221
UniProt Accession
SO1B3_HUMAN
DrugBank citations
If you use DrugBank data in your research, please cite:
- DrugBank 6.02024Recommended citationKnox C., Wilson M., Klinger C.M., et alDrugBank 6.0: the DrugBank Knowledgebase for 2024Nucleic Acids Res. 2024 Jan 552(D1):D1265-D1275
- DrugBank 5.02018Wishart D.S., Feunang Y.D., Guo A.C., et alDrugBank 5.0: a major update to the DrugBank database for 2018Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Nov 846(D1):D1074-D1082
- DrugBank 4.02014Law V., Knox C., Djoumbou Y., et alDrugBank 4.0: shedding new light on drug metabolismNucleic Acids Res. 2014 Jan 142(1):D1091-7
- DrugBank 3.02011Knox C., Law V., Jewison T., et alDrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugsNucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan39(Database issue):D1035-41
- DrugBank 2.02008Wishart D.S., Knox C., Guo A.C., et alDrugBank: a knowledgebase for drugs, drug actions and drug targets.Nucleic Acids Research2008 Jan36(Database issue):D901-6
- DrugBank 1.02006Wishart D.S., Knox C., Guo A.C., et alDrugBank: a comprehensive resource for in silico drug discovery and exploration.Nucleic Acids Research2006 Jan 134(Database issue):D668-72