Study of Selinexor and Doxorubicin in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas

This is a phase 1b study of investigational drug selinexor in combination with doxorubicin in patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

Patients will be screened for eligibility within 28 days of the start of the study drugs. In addition to standard tests and procedures, research tumor tissue (archival or fresh biopsy) will be collected for collection for pharmacodynamics. Participants will also be asked if they agree to optional biopsies at 6 cycles if their cancer is responding and at disease progression.

Eligible participants will then receive the study drugs in 21 day cycles. Selinexor will be given by mouth and doxorubicin will be given by vein, once a week, for 6 cycles.

Participants will be restaged every 2 cycles. If participants respond to treatment after 6 cycles, they may be able to continue the selinexor alone as a maintenance treatment until progression or unacceptable toxicity.

While receiving the study drug, many of the screening tests will be repeated. Additional tests and procedures include blood sample collection for pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

When participants stop the study drug permanently for any reason, an end of treatment visit, 28-day follow-up, and long term follow up every 90 days will occur.

Inclusion criteria

• Written informed consent
• Patient must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Patients must have histologically confirmed locally advanced/unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.
• Patients must have not received prior doxorubicin.
• Patient must show evidence of progressive disease on study entry or newly diagnosed patients with de novo metastatic measurable disease
• Patient must have measureable disease as defined by RECIST 1.1.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
• Adequate hematopoietic function
• Adequate hepatic function:
• Adequate renal function
• Adequate cardiac function13
• Patients must agree to use methods of contraception as a agreed upon by the patient and study doctor

Exclusion criteria

• Patient is pregnant or lactating
• Radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, any other systemic anticancer therapy, or participation in an investigational anti-cancer study ≤3 weeks prior to initiation of therapy.
• Major surgery within 4 weeks before initiation of therapy
• Unstable cardiovascular function
• Active, ongoing or uncontrolled active infection within one week prior to first dose.
• Malignancies other than disease under study within 2 years prior to Cycle 1, Day 1.
• Known to be HIV seropositive
• Known active hepatitis A, B, or C infection; or known to be positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA or hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg)
• Patients with active CNS malignancy.
• Patients with any gastrointestinal dysfunctions that could interfere with the absorption of Selinexor or patients with significantly diseased or obstructed gastrointestinal tract or uncontrolled vomiting or diarrhea.
• Inability or unwillingness to take supportive medications such as anti-nausea and anti anorexia agents.
• In the opinion of the Investigator, patients who are significantly below their ideal body weight
• Serious psychiatric or medical conditions that could interfere with treatment
• Concurrent therapy with approved or investigational anticancer therapeutic agents
• Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with evaluation of the study regimen or interpretation of patient safety or study results