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Selinexor and Pacritinib in JAK Inhibitor-naïve MF Patients With Cytopenias

  • PhasePhase 2
  • StatusRecruiting
  • Planned enrollment26 people
  • Recruiting US sites1
  • SponsorJohn Mascarenhas
  • RegistryNCT07447817

Recruitment re-checked on ClinicalTrials.gov Oct 30, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

Selinexor and Pacritinib in JAK Inhibitor-naïve MF Patients With Cytopenias: a one-minute explainerNCT074478171 min

Eligibility

Who can join

The film gives the main points. The full list below is copied from the registry; the study team makes the final decision.

  • Age18 Years to no maximum
  • SexAll
  • Healthy volunteersNo

You may be able to join if

  • Adults ≥ 18 years of age capable of providing informed consent
  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of PMF, post-ET MF, or post-PV MF as per the World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria - Intermediate-1, Intermediate-2, or High-Risk disease by the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2
  • Baseline splenomegaly ≥ 5cm palpable below the left costal margin and in the midclavicular line OR ≥ 450cc by imaging (i.e. ultrasound, CT, MRI)
  • Baseline anemia, defined by hemoglobin < 10 g/dL within 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Baseline thrombocytopenia, defined by platelet count 50-150 x 109/L without platelet transfusions within 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Adequate organ function as demonstrated by the following within 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1:
  • ALT (SGPT) and/or AST (SGOT) ≤ 3x the upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤ 4 x ULN if, upon judgment of the treating physician, it is believed to be due to MF-related extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH);
  • Direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN; or ≤ 2x ULN if, upon judgment of the treating physician, it is believed to be due to MF-related extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) or documented Gilbert's syndrome;
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min;
  • Prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN (Exceptions to coagulation parameters may be considered for patients who are taking concomitant anticoagulation medications or have a documented anti-phospholipid antibody, after discussion with Study Chair approval)
  • Bone marrow and/or peripheral blood blast count < 5%; and
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500 mm3 without need for growth factors within 7 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1.
  • Recovery to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline of any toxicities due to prior systemic treatments, excluding alopecia
  • Life expectancy of at least six months
  • Patients with active hepatitis B virus are eligible if antiviral therapy for hepatitis B has been given for >8 weeks and the viral load is <100 IU/mL.
  • Patients with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) are eligible if they have received adequate curative anti-HCV treatment and HCV viral load is below the limit of quantification.
  • Patients with history of human immunodeficiency virus are eligible if they have cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ T-cell counts ≥350 cells/μL, negative viral load, and no history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic infections in the last year and should be on established antiretroviral therapy for at least 4 weeks.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 90 days following completion of therapy. Men must agree to use a condom and not father a child or donate sperm for the duration of the study and for 90 days after the last dose of study therapy
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and all protocol requirements

You cannot join if

  • Prior treatment with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors
  • Prior treatment with selinexor or other Exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitors
  • Treatment with any MF-directed therapy (including investigational therapies and excluding hydroxyurea) within 2 weeks or 5.5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, of Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Completed hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT)
  • Prior splenectomy, splenic irradiation, or splenic artery embolization within 6 months of Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that could significantly alter the absorption of pacritinib or selinexor, including any unresolved nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea > National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v6.0 Grade 1
  • Uncontrolled or currently progressing ocular toxicities
  • Moderate or severe cardiovascular disease meeting one or both of the below criteria:
  • Presence of cardiac disease, including a myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry, unstable angina pectoris, New York Heart Association Class III/IV congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled hypertension
  • Documented major electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities (not responding to medical treatments)
  • Grade 2 or greater bleeding event within the past 6 months
  • QT corrected by the Fridericia method (QTcF) prolongation > 480 ms or other factors that increase the risk for QT interval prolongation (eg, hypokalemia [defined as serum potassium < 3.0 mEq/L that is persistent and refractory to correction], or history of long QT interval syndrome)
  • Recipient of organ transplant
  • History of major surgery or any planned surgical procedures within 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Other malignancy within the last three years, other than curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, organ-confined or treated non-metastatic prostate cancer with normal prostate-specific antigen, in situ breast carcinoma after complete surgical resection, or superficial/non-invasive transitional cell bladder carcinoma.
  • Presence of active serious infection
  • Use of any prohibited medications (5.8) within two weeks or five half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to Cycle 1 Day 1
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating
  • Any serious, unstable medical or psychiatric condition that would prevent (as judged by the Investigator) the subject from signing the informed consent form (ICF) or any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if they were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
  • Is or has an immediate family member (e.g., spouse, parent/legal guardian, sibling, or child) who is investigational site or sponsor staff directly involved with this trial, unless prospective IRB approval (by chair or designee) is given allowing exception to this criterion for a specific subject

The treatment

How it is intended to work

This is how the treatment is meant to work. Whether it helps, and how safe it is, is what this trial is testing.

selinexor. An orally available, small molecule inhibitor of CRM1 (chromosome region maintenance 1 protein, exportin 1 or XPO1), with potential antineoplastic activity. Selinexor modifies the essential CRM1-cargo binding residue cysteine-528, thereby irreversibly inactivates CRM1-mediated nuclear export of cargo proteins such as tumor suppressor proteins (TSPs), including p53, p21, BRCA1/2, pRB, FOXO, and other growth regulatory proteins. As a result, this agent, via the approach of selective inhibition of nuclear export (SINE), restores endogenous tumor suppressing processes to selectively eliminate tumor cells while sparing normal cells. CRM1, the major export factor for proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, is overexpressed in a variety of cancer cell types. NCI Drug Dictionary

pacritinib citrate. The citrate salt form of pacritinib, an orally bioavailable inhibitor of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), the JAK2 mutant JAK2V617F and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3; CD135; STK1; FLK2), with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon oral administration of pacritinib citrate, pacritinib competes with JAK2 and the JAK2 mutant JAK2V617F for ATP binding, which may result in inhibition of JAK2 activation, inhibition of the JAK-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway, and the induction of apoptosis. In addition, pacritinib targets, binds to and inhibits the activity of FLT3. This inhibits FLT3-mediated signaling and the proliferation of FLT3-expressing cancer cells. JAK2, often upregulated or mutated in a variety of cancer cells, plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation and survival. The JAK2V617F gain-of-function mutation involves a valine-to-phenylalanine modification at position 617. The JAK-STAT signaling pathway is a major mediator of cytokine activity. FLT3, a class III receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK), is overexpressed or mutated in most B-lineage neoplasms and in acute myeloid leukemias. In addition, JAK2 and FLT3 play a key role in the regulation of the inflammatory response and dendritic cell (DC) proliferation, differentiation and function. Inhibition of JAK2- and FLT3-mediated signaling may suppress the generation and differentiation of DCs, and may regulate inflammatory and immune responses. NCI Drug Dictionary

Treatments listed in the registry

  • Pacritinib (Drug): Pacritinib 200mg twice a day (BID) by mouth (PO)
  • Selinexor (Drug): Selinexor 60mg once weekly (QW) by mouth (PO)

The study

Treatment groups

Na · Single Group · masking: None

Pacritinib/Selinexor (Experimental)

Study participants will receive pacritinib monotherapy (200mg BID orally) for the first cycle (28 days). If they qualify to add on selinexor at any point from Cycle 2 Day 1 to Cycle 4 Day 1, participants will have selinexor (60mg QW orally) added onto their pacritinib regimen.

Goals

What the study measures

Main goals

  • Change in spleen volume (Baseline and 24 weeks)

Other goals

  • Spleen response rate
  • Change in the Myelofibrosis-Symptom Assessment Form Total Symptom Score (MF-SAF TSS)
  • Change in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
  • Anemia response
  • Change in hemoglobin level
  • Change in platelet count
  • Progression-free survival
  • Overall survival
  • Number of participants achieving RBC transfusion independence)
  • Number of participants achieving platelet transfusion independence

Planned enrollment: 26 (estimated).

Where

Recruiting US sites

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York

Site status as of Oct 30, 2026. Check the live record before contacting a site.

Sources

Where this comes from

Registry record reviewed as fetched Oct 30, 2026, last updated by the sponsor Oct 26, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

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