Compound development discontinued

This is Phase I, open-label and dose escalation study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of AZD1480(JAK2 inhibitor) in Asian patients with advanced solid tumors (Part A and C) and in patients with advanced HCC (Part B) in the escalation phase, EGFR or ROS mutant NSCLC and non-smokers with lung metastasis and gastric cancer in the expansion phase and to evaluate daily and BID dosing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female aged 18 years or older
• For Part A and C: Histological or cytological confirmation of a solid malignant tumour refractory to standard therapies or for which no standard therapies exist. Patients with lymphoma & HCC are excluded.
• For Expansion : Histological or cytological confirmation of
• Expansion 1: EGFR and/or ROS mutant NSCLC or Non-smokers with lung metastasis
• Expansion 2: Gastric cancer or solid tumour with biopsy available (consenting paired biopsies)refractory to standard therapies or for which no standard therapies exist. Patients with lymphoma & HCC are excluded.
• For Part B : Advanced or metastatic HCC, unresectable and incurable with ablative therapy or TACE, with no standard therapy available.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 with no deterioration over the previous 2 weeks
• For Part B : Child-Pugh liver function status classified as A to B7

Exclusion Criteria:

• For any other chemotherapy, immunotherapy or anticancer agents, within 5 half lives or 3 weeks must have elapsed from treatment to of the first dose of investigational product, whichever is shorter.
• With the exception of alopecia, any unresolved toxicities from prior therapy ≥ Grade 2 of CTCAE V4.02 at the time of starting study (except LFTs for HCC patients, which may be Grade 2 at the time of starting the study)
• Any of the following conditions:Interferon treatment for HBV and HCV Prior Liver Transplantation
• Inadequate bone marrow reserve or organ function as demonstrated by laboratory values
• Evidence of established interstitial lung disease(ILD) on baseline high resolution computerized tomography(HRCT)