Study Evaluating EKB-569 in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This non-randomized, open-label, outpatient clinical trial is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of daily orally administered EKB-569 in subjects with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Patients must have been previously treated with a platinum- and docetaxel-based therapy either given concurrently or as separate regimens. The primary objective of the study is to assess the clinical activity of EKB-569 administered orally as a second-line or later stage treatment in subjects with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Secondary objectives include: To further evaluate the safety of EKB-569 To explore additional clinical activity parameters To explore subject survival To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of EKB-569 To assess subject reported outcomes EKB-569 will be administered orally as a single-agent. Eligible subjects will take EKB-569 daily as long as they do not have progressive disease and are tolerating treatment.

Inclusion Criteria: Signed and dated, institutional review board (IRB) or independent ethics committee (IEC)-approved informed consent form before any protocol-specific screening procedures Histologic and/or cytologic diagnosis of locally-advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in subjects who are not curable by conventional therapy Exclusion Criteria: Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, anticancer immunotherapy, or investigational agents within 4 weeks of treatment day 1 (6 weeks if the previous regimen included mitomycin or nitrosoureas) Prior radiotherapy to >25% of bone marrow Prior epidermal growth factor receptor-targeting therapy