- Treatment with any of the following anti-cancer therapies prior to the first dose of the of BGJ398 within the stated timeframes: intravenous chemotherapy within a period of 4 weeks ( 6 weeks for nitrosourea, mitomycin-C), biological therapy (e,g. antibodies) within a period of time that is ~ 5 t1/2 or less than 4 weeks, whichever is shorter, prior to starting study drug, any other investigational agents within a period of time that is < 5 tl/2 or 4 weeks (whichever is shortest) prior to starting study drug, wide field radiotherapy < 4 weeks or limited field radiation for palliation < 2 weeks prior to starting study drug.