A Study of Rituximab-Gemcitabine-Dexamethasone-Platinum (R-GDP) With or Without Selinexor in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04442022 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : June 22, 2020
Last Update Posted : March 17, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma | Drug: Selinexor (combination therapy) Drug: Placebo matching for Selinexor (combination therapy) Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy) Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Drug: Selinexor (continuous therapy) Drug: Placebo matching for Selinexor (continuous therapy) | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 501 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Masking Description: | Phase 2 Portion of the Study: open label; Phase 3 Portion of the Study: double blinded |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2/3, Multicenter Randomized Study of Rituximab-Gemcitabine-Dexamethasone-Platinum (R-GDP) With or Without Selinexor in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (RR DLBCL) |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 3, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Phase 2: Selinexor 40 mg + R-GDP
Patients with RR DLBCL will receive combination therapy of selinexor 40 mg orally at Day 1, and Day 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles in combination with R-GDP followed by single-agent continuous therapy with selinexor 60 mg orally once weekly (QW) for each 28-day cycle until progressive disease (PD) or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Selinexor (combination therapy)
Dose: 40 mg on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles; Route of administration: oral Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy) Dose: 375 milligram per meter square (mg/m^2) on Day 1; Route of administration: intravenous (IV) Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Dose: 1000 mg/m^2 on Days 1 and 8; Route of administration: IV Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Dose: 40 mg (20 mg if patient is more than 70 years old) on Days 1, 2, 3, and 4; Route of administration: oral or IV Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Dose: 75 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Selinexor (continuous therapy) Dose: 60 mg QW for each 28-day cycle until PD; Route of administration: oral |
Experimental: Phase 2: Selinexor 60 mg + R-GDP
Patients with RR DLBCL will receive combination therapy of selinexor 60 mg orally at Day 1 and Day 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles in combination with R-GDP followed by single-agent continuous therapy with selinexor 60 mg orally QW for each 28-day cycle until PD or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Selinexor (combination therapy)
Dose: 60 mg on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles; Route of administration: oral Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy) Dose: 375 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Dose: 1000 mg/m^2 on Days 1 and 8; Route of administration: IV Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Dose: 40 mg (20 mg if patient is more than 70 years old) on Days 1, 2, 3, and 4; Route of administration: oral or IV Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Dose: 75 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Selinexor (continuous therapy) Dose: 60 mg QW for each 28-day cycle until PD; Route of administration: oral |
Active Comparator: Phase 2: R-GDP
Patients with RR DLBCL will receive R-GDP on specified days (Days 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8) for each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles.
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Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy)
Dose: 375 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Dose: 1000 mg/m^2 on Days 1 and 8; Route of administration: IV Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Dose: 40 mg (20 mg if patient is more than 70 years old) on Days 1, 2, 3, and 4; Route of administration: oral or IV Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Dose: 75 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV |
Experimental: Phase 3: Selinexor (Selected Dose) + R-GDP followed by Selinexor 60 mg
Patients with RR DLBCL will receive combination therapy of selinexor (selected dose from Phase 2) at Day 1 and Day 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles in combination with R-GDP followed by selinexor 60 mg orally QW for each 28-day cycle until PD or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Selinexor (combination therapy)
Dose: Selected dose of selinexor (from Phase 2) on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles; Route of administration: oral Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy) Dose: 375 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Dose: 1000 mg/m^2 on Days 1 and 8; Route of administration: IV Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Dose: 40 mg (20 mg if patient is more than 70 years old) on Days 1, 2, 3, and 4; Route of administration: oral or IV Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Dose: 75 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Selinexor (continuous therapy) Dose: 60 mg QW for each 28-day cycle until PD; Route of administration: oral |
Experimental: Phase 3: Selinexor (Selected Dose) + R-GDP followed by Placebo
Patients with RR DLBCL will receive combination therapy of selinexor (selected dose from Phase 2) at Day 1 and Day 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles in combination with R-GDP followed by matching placebo for selinexor orally QW for each 28-day cycle until PD or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Selinexor (combination therapy)
Dose: Selected dose of selinexor (from Phase 2) on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles; Route of administration: oral Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy) Dose: 375 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Dose: 1000 mg/m^2 on Days 1 and 8; Route of administration: IV Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Dose: 40 mg (20 mg if patient is more than 70 years old) on Days 1, 2, 3, and 4; Route of administration: oral or IV Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Dose: 75 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Placebo matching for Selinexor (continuous therapy) Dose: Placebo matching for 60 mg selinexor QW for each 28-day cycle until PD; Route of administration: oral |
Placebo Comparator: Phase 3: Placebo + R-GDP followed by Placebo
Patients with RR DLBCL will receive combination therapy of placebo matching for selinexor (selected dose from Phase 2) at Day 1 and Day 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles in combination with R-GDP followed by matching placebo for selinexor orally QW for each 28-day cycle until PD or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Placebo matching for Selinexor (combination therapy)
Dose: Placebo matching for selected dose of selinexor (from Phase 2) on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles; Route of administration: oral Drug: Rituximab (combination therapy) Dose: 375 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Gemcitabine (combination therapy) Dose: 1000 mg/m^2 on Days 1 and 8; Route of administration: IV Drug: Dexamethasone (combination therapy) Dose: 40 mg (20 mg if patient is more than 70 years old) on Days 1, 2, 3, and 4; Route of administration: oral or IV Drug: Cisplatin (combination therapy) Dose: 75 mg/m^2 on Day 1; Route of administration: IV Drug: Placebo matching for Selinexor (continuous therapy) Dose: Placebo matching for 60 mg selinexor QW for each 28-day cycle until PD; Route of administration: oral |
- Phase 2: Overall Response Rate (ORR): Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization to the date of disease progression or initiating a new DLBCL treatment (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 3: Progression-free Survival (PFS): Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization to the date of disease progression or death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 2: Progression-free Survival: Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization to the date of disease progression or death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 2: Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization until death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 3: Overall Response Rate: Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization to the date of disease progression or initiating a new DLBCL treatment (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 3: Overall Survival [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization until death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 2: Overall Response Rate at the End of Combination Therapy (ORR-EoC): Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From C1D1 (Cycles 1 up to 6; 21 days per cycle) up to 28 days after EoC therapy ]
- Phase 2: Overall Response Rate at the End of Combination Therapy: Based on Modified Lugano Criteria [ Time Frame: From C1D1 (Cycles 1 up to 6; 21 days per cycle) up to 28 days after EoC therapy ]
- Phase 2: Duration of Response (DOR): Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From time of first response until disease progression or death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 2: Number of Patients with Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 3: Overall Response Rate at the End of Combination Therapy: Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From C1D1 (Cycles 1 up to 6; 21 days per cycle) up to 28 days after EoC therapy ]
- Phase 3: Overall Response Rate at the End of Combination Therapy: Based on Modified Lugano Criteria [ Time Frame: From C1D1 (Cycles 1 up to 6; 21 days per cycle) up to 28 days after EoC therapy ]
- Phase 3: Duration of Response: Based on Lugano Criteria 2014 [ Time Frame: From time of first response until disease progression or death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 3: Progression-free Survival: Based on Modified Lugano Criteria [ Time Frame: From date of initial randomization to the date of disease progression or death (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]
- Phase 3: Number of Patients with Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum of 5 years from randomization) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have pathologically confirmed de novo DLBCL or DLBCL transformed from previously diagnosed indolent lymphoma (e.g., follicular lymphoma). Patient with high-grade lymphoma with c-MYC, Bcl2 and/or Bcl6 rearrangements are eligible (only for Phase 2). (Documentation to be provided).
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Have received at least 1 but no more than 3 prior lines of systemic therapy for the treatment of DLBCL with relapsed or refractory disease following their most recent regimen.
- Salvage chemoimmunotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation will be considered as 1 line of systemic therapy.
- Maintenance therapy will not be counted as a separate line of systemic therapy.
- Radiation with curative intent for localized DLBCL will not be counted as 1 line of systemic therapy.
- Positron emission tomography (PET) positive measurable disease with at least 1 node having the longest diameter (LDi) greater than (>) 1.5 centimeter (cm) or 1 extranodal lesion with LDi >1 cm (per the Lugano Criteria 2014). The Deauville 5-point scale (D5PS) score assessed on the FDG PET/CT should be between 3 to 5.
- Not intended for HSCT or CAR-T cell therapy based on objective clinical criteria determined by the treating physician. Patients who cannot receive HSCT due to active disease are allowed on study (up to approximately 15 percent [%] of patients enrolled in each Phase). Documentation on lack of intention to proceed to receive HSCT or CAR-T therapy must be provided by the treating physician.
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Adequate bone marrow function at screening, defined as:
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1*10^9 per liter (/L).
- Platelet count ≥100*10^9/L (without platelet transfusion less than [<] 14 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 [C1D1]).
- Hemoglobin ≥8.5 gram per deciliter (g/dL) (without red blood cell transfusion <14 days prior to C1D1).
- Circulating lymphocytes less than or equal to (≤) 50*10^9/L.
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Adequate liver and kidney function, defined as:
- Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤2.5*upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤5*ULN in cases with known lymphoma involvement in the liver.
- Serum total bilirubin ≤2*ULN, or ≤5*ULN if due to Gilbert syndrome or in cases with known lymphoma involvement in the liver.
- Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥30 milliliter per minute (mL/min) based on Cockcroft-Gault formula.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤2.
- An estimated life expectancy of >3 months at Screening.
- Patients with primary refractory DLBCL defined as no response or relapse within 6 months after ending first-line treatment, will be allowed in the study.
- Agree to highly effective contraception during the duration of the study with contraception use continuing for 12 months after the last dose of study treatment
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and agree to use highly effective methods of contraception throughout the study and for 12 months following the last dose of study treatment (except patients with Non-Childbearing potential: Age >50 years and naturally amenorrhoeic for >1 year, or previous bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, or hysterectomy).
- Male patients who are sexually active must use highly effective methods of contraception throughout the study and for 12 months following the last dose of study treatment. Male patients must agree not to donate sperm during the study treatment period and for 12 months following the last dose of study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- DLBCL with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, composite lymphoma (Hodgkin's lymphoma + non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [NHL]), DLBCL transformed from diseases other than indolent NHL; primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma (PMBL); T-cell rich large B-cell lymphoma.
- Previous treatment with selinexor or other XPO1 inhibitors.
- Contraindication to any drug contained in the combination therapy regimen (SR-GDP).
- Known active central nervous system or meningeal involvement by DLBCL at time of Screening.
- Use of any standard or experimental anti-DLBCL therapy (including nonpalliative radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radio-immunotherapy, or any other anticancer therapy) <21 days prior to C1D1 (prednisone <30 mg or equivalent is permitted; palliative radiation is permitted only if on non-target lesions).
- Any AE, by C1D1, which has not recovered to Grade ≤1 (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE], v.5.0), or returned to baseline, related to the previous DLBCL therapy, except hematological abnormalities (as specified in the inclusion criteria) and alopecia.
- Major surgery <14 days of Cycle 1 Day 1.
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation/CAR-T therapy as follows:
- Autologous stem cell transplant (SCT) <100 days or allogeneic-SCT <180 days prior to C1D1
- Active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic SCT (or cannot discontinue GVHD treatment or prophylaxis)
- CAR-T cell infusion <90 days prior to Cycle 1
- Neuropathy Grade ≥2 (CTCAE, v.5.0).
- Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the Investigator's opinion, could compromise the patient's safety, or being compliant with the study procedures.
- Uncontrolled (i.e., clinically unstable) infection requiring parenteral antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within 7 days prior to first dose of study treatment; however, prophylactic use of these agents is acceptable (including parenteral).
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Patient with active hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections:
- Patient with active HBV are allowed if antiviral therapy for hepatitis B has been given for >8 weeks and viral load is <100 International units (IU)/mL prior to first dose of study treatment.
- Patients with known history of HCV or found to be HCV antibody positive on screening, are allowed if there is documentation of negative viral load per institutional standard.
- Patients with HIV are allowed if they have a negative viral load per institutional standard, and no history of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic infections in the last year.
- Inability to swallow tablets, malabsorption syndrome, or any other gastrointestinal (GI) disease or dysfunction that could interfere with absorption of study treatment.
- Breastfeeding or pregnant women.
- Inability or unwillingness to sign an informed consent form (ICF).
- In the opinion of the Investigator, patient who are significantly below their ideal body weight.
- Patients who received a live attenuated vaccine within prior 28 days of the first dose of study treatment.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04442022
Contact: Karyopharm Medical Information | (888) 209-9326 | clinicaltrials@karyopharm.com |

Responsible Party: | Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04442022 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
XPORT-DLBCL-030 2020-000605-84 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | June 22, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 17, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL Rituximab-Gemcitabine-Dexamethasone-Platinum (R-GDP) Selinexor Karyopharm KCP-330 |
XPOVIO DLBCL XPORT-DLBCL-030 R-GDP |
Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Gemcitabine Dexamethasone Rituximab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents |
Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Gastrointestinal Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |