AV-412 inhibits autophosphorylation of EGFR and ErbB2 with IC ₅₀ of 43 and 282 nM, respectively. AV-412 also inhibits epidermal growth factor (EGF)-dependent cell proliferation with an IC ₅₀ of 100 nM. AV-412 abrogates EGFR signaling in the gefitinib-resistant H1975 cell line, which harbors a double mutation of L858R and T790M in EGFR.

In animal studies using cancer xenograft models, AV-412 (30 mg/kg) demonstrates complete inhibition of tumor growth of the A431 and BT-474 cell lines, which overexpress EGFR and ErbB2, respectively. AV-412 suppresses autophosphorylation of EGFR and ErbB2 at the dose corresponding to its antitumor efficacy. When various dosing schedules are applied, AV-412 shows significant effects with daily and every-other-day schedules, but not with a once-weekly schedule, suggesting that frequent dosing is preferable for this compound. Furthermore, AV-412 shows a significant antitumor effect on the ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer KPL-4 cell line, which is resistant to gefitinib.