Karyopharm makes selinexor, the first nuclear export inhibitor, approved in myeloma; its endometrial cancer bet failed in 2026.
Karyopharm Therapeutics, based in Newton, Massachusetts, and listed as KPTI, makes selinexor, sold as Xpovio, the first nuclear export inhibitor, approved in multiple myeloma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Its bet on endometrial cancer failed in 2026 when the phase 3 XPORT-EC-042 trial of maintenance selinexor in TP53-wild-type disease missed its primary endpoint in July, after which the company refocused on myelofibrosis and myeloma. OnCo links it to endometrial cancer, to the XPORT-EC-042 trial record and to selinexor. Whether a biomarker-selected maintenance strategy failed because of the drug or because of the TP53 hypothesis is the question the trial leaves open. Selinexor has its own page.
Selinexor is a first-in-class pill that traps tumour-suppressor proteins inside the nucleus; approved in myeloma, it failed its endometrial cancer test in 2026.