Evaluation of Activity and Safety of Oral Selinexor in Participants With Severe COVID-19 Infection (Coronavirus)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04349098 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 16, 2020
Last Update Posted : December 24, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Coronavirus Infection | Drug: Selinexor Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 202 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Randomized Single-Blind Study to Evaluate the Activity and Safety of Low Dose Oral Selinexor (KPT-330) in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Infection |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 17, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 5, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 5, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Selinexor 20 mg
Participants will receive 20 milligram (mg) of selinexor oral tablet on Days 1, 3, and 5 of each week for up to 2 weeks (14 days). If the participant is tolerating therapy and clinically benefitting, dosing can continue for an additional 2 weeks (28 days).
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Drug: Selinexor
Participants will receive 20 mg of selinexor.
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Participants will receive 20 mg of placebo matched to selinexor oral tablet on Days 1, 3, and 5 of each week for up to 2 weeks (14 days). If the participant is tolerating therapy and clinically benefitting, dosing can continue for an additional 2 weeks (28 days).
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Other: Placebo
Participants will receive 20 mg of placebo matched to selinexor. |
- Percentage of Participants with at Least a 2 Point Improvement in the Ordinal Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 14 ]
- Time to Clinical Improvement (TTCI) [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Overall Death Rate [ Time Frame: Day 14, Day 28 ]
- Rate of Mechanical Ventilation [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Time to Mechanical Ventilation [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Time to Improvement (2 points) in Clinical Measures Using the Ordinal Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 28 ]
- Time to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Rate of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Length of Stay in Hospital [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Percentage of Participants Discharged from Hospital [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Length of Stay in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Duration of Oxygen Supplementation [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Duration of Mechanical Ventilation [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Time to Clinical Improvement in Participants ≤ 70 Years Old [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Time to Clinical Improvement in Participants > 70 Years Old [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Time to Clinical Improvement in Participants with Pre-existing Diseases [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Change in Oxygenation Index [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Time to Improvement of One Point Using WHO Ordinal Scale Improvement [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Percentage of Participants Experiencing WHO Ordinal Scale Improvement of >1 point [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Change from Baseline in C-reactive protein (CRP) Levels [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Change from Baseline in Ferritin Levels [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Change from Baseline in Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Levels [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Changes from Baseline in Blood Plasma Cytokines Levels [ Time Frame: Up to Day 28 ]
- Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AE) [ Time Frame: From start of study drug administration up to Day 28 ]

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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:
- Confirmed laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV2 by standard FDA-approved reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay or equivalent FDA-approved testing (local labs).
- Currently hospitalized.
- Informed consent provided as above (it is recommended that participants are dosed with study drug within 12 hours of consent).
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Has symptoms of severe COVID-19 as demonstrated by:
- At least one of the following: fever, cough, sore throat, malaise, headache, muscle pain, shortness of breath at rest or with exertion, confusion, or symptoms of severe lower respiratory symptoms including dyspnea at rest or respiratory distress.
- Clinical signs indicative of lower respiratory infection with COVID-19, with at least one of the following: respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths/minute (min), heart rate ≥ 125/min, SaO2 <93% on room air or requires > 2 liter (L) oxygen by NC in order maintain SaO2 ≥93%, PaO2/FiO2 <300 millimeter per mercury (mm/hg).
- Concurrent anti-viral and/or anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., biologics, hydroxychloroquine) are permitted. If in the physician's judgement, it is in the best interest of the participant to use anti-viral or anti-inflammatory treatments, these treatments are to be documented in the participant's chart and entered in the electronic case report form.
- Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening. Female participants of childbearing potential and fertile male participants must use highly effective methods of contraception throughout the study and for 3 months following the last dose of study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Evidence of critical COVID-19 based on:
- Respiratory failure (defined by endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, oxygen delivered by noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or clinical diagnosis of respiratory failure in setting of resource limitations)
- Septic shock (defined by Systolic blood pressure [BP] < 90 mm Hg, or Diastolic BP < 60 mm Hg)
- Multiple organ dysfunction/failure
- In the opinion of the investigator, unlikely to survive for at least 48 hours from screening or anticipate mechanical ventilation within 48 hours.
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Inadequate hematologic parameters as indicated by the following labs:
- Participants with severe neutropenia (ANC <1000 x 10^9/L) or
- Thrombocytopenia (e.g., platelets <100,000 per microliter of blood)
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Inadequate renal and liver function as indicated by the following labs:
- Creatinine clearance (CrCL) <20 mL/min using the formula of Cockcroft and Gault
- Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) > 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Total bilirubin >1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Hyponatremia defined as sodium < 135 milliequivalents per litre (mEq/L).
- Unable to take oral medication when informed consent is obtained.
- Treatment with strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04349098

Study Director: | Dayana Michel | Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc |
Responsible Party: | Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04349098 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
XPORT-CoV-1001 2020-001411-25 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | April 16, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 24, 2020 |
Last Verified: | December 2020 |
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 |
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 |
Infection Communicable Diseases Coronavirus Infections Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronaviridae Infections |
Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases |