Karyopharm Therapeutics

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Newton, Massachusetts, specializing in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel drugs targeting nuclear export mechanisms for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Its lead drug, XPOVIO (selinexor), is an approved treatment for multiple hematologic malignancies, particularly in patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma. The company is advancing several clinical trials for its products, including BOSTON and STORM for multiple myeloma, SADAL for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and SEAL for liposarcoma. Karyopharm is also exploring treatments for endometrial cancer and glioblastoma multiforme. Additionally, the company has partnerships to investigate low-dose selinexor for hospitalized COVID-19 patients and collaborates with the National Cancer Institute for cancer therapy evaluations. Karyopharm utilizes a proprietary platform to develop small molecule drugs that modulate key cellular pathways involved in cancer and inflammation.