Selinexor and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with relapsed or refractory AML; patients must have failed at least one prior induction regimen for AML; the maximum number of prior lines of induction is 3
• Patients with secondary AML or therapy related disease (t-AML) are eligible
• If the patient has co-morbid medical illness, life expectancy attributed to this must be greater than 6 months
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2
• Total bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL, except when the patient is known to have Gilbert’s syndrome, the total bilirubin can be =< 3.0 mg/dL
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) < 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
• Creatinine (Cr) clearance > 50 mL/min by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) calculation
• New York Heart Association (NYHA) congestive heart failure (CHF) class II or better
• Cardiac ejection fraction >= 50%, as measured by echocardiography (ECHO) or multigated acquisition scan (MUGA)
• Female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use dual methods of contraception and have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening, and male patients must use an effective barrier method of contraception if sexually active with a female of child-bearing potential; acceptable methods of contraception are condoms with contraceptive foam, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, contraceptive patch, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicidal gel, or a sexual partner who is surgically sterilized or post-menopausal; for both male and female patients, effective methods of contraception must be used throughout the study and for three months following the last dose
• Ability to understand and willingness to sign the written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 2 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study
• Patients receiving any other investigational agents or patients that have received other investigational agents within 14 days of enrollment
• Patients with active central nervous system (CNS) malignancy; asymptomatic small lesions are not considered active; treated lesions may be considered inactive if they are stable for at least 3 months; patients with malignant cells in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) without CNS symptoms may be included
• Major surgery within 2 weeks before day 1
• Uncontrolled active infection; patients with infection requiring parenteral antibiotics are eligible if the infection is controlled
• Patients with significantly diseased or obstructed gastrointestinal tract or uncontrolled vomiting or diarrhea
• History of seizures, movement disorders or cerebrovascular accident within the past 3 years prior to cycle 1 day 1
• Patients with known severe macular degeneration, uncontrolled glaucoma, or markedly decreased visual acuity
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA) class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities; prior to study entry, any electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality at screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant
• Patients with serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study
• Pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding are excluded from this study; confirmation that the subject is not pregnant must be established by a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) pregnancy test result obtained during screening; pregnancy testing is not required for post-menopausal or surgically sterilized women
• Patients with advanced malignant solid tumors
• Patients whom, in the opinion of the investigators, are significantly below their ideal body weight
• Patients who are not able to swallow capsules or tablets