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This phase Ib trial studies the side effects and best dose of venetoclax and selinexor and how well they work in treating patients with high risk hematologic malignancies such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or acute myeloid leukemia that have come back (recurrent) or do not respond to treatment (refractory). Venetoclax functions by inhibiting or slowing down a protein in the body called bcl-2, which is involved in slowing down the normal process by which old cells in the body are cleared (called apoptosis). Selinexor functions by trapping “tumor suppressing proteins” within the cell and causing the cancer cells to die or stop growing. This study examines the effects, if any, of selinexor and venetoclax on high risk hematologic malignancies and on the body, including any side-effects.

This phase I / II trial studies the safety and best dose of selinexor and docetaxel in treating participants with stage IV KRAS-mutation non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other places in the body. Selinexor may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving selinexor and docetaxel may work better in treating participant with stage IV KRAS mutant non-small cell lung cancer.