NATICK, Mass., June 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KPTI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel first-in-class drugs directed against nuclear transport targets for the treatment of cancer and other major diseases, today announced the initiation of its Phase 2 study of Selinexor (KPT-330) in patients 60 years of age or older with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy and/or transplantation. This Selinexor in Older Patients with Relapsed/Refractory AML (SOPRA) study is a randomized trial of Selinexor, the company’s novel oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound, versus physician’s choice, and will be conducted at approximately 40 sites worldwide including sites in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel.
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