Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically or cytologically proven diagnosis of unresectable B3 thymoma or thymic
carcinoma recurrent or progressing after prior chemotherapy (only one prior systemic
therapy allowed)

- Presence of measurable disease

- Age >=18 years

- ECOG performance status 0-1

- Negative pregnancy test (if female in reproductive years)

- Use of effective contraceptive methods if men and women of child producing potential

- Adequate liver function Total Serum Bilirubin <=1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
Transaminases (AST/ALT) <=2.5ULN (if liver metastases are present, then <=5ULN is
allowed) ALP <=2.5ULN (if liver and/or bone metastases are present, then <=5ULN is
allowed)

- Adequate renal function Serum Creatinine <=ULN or Creatinine Clearance calculated by
Cockcroft and Gault's formula > 60 mL/min.

- Adequate hematologic status ANC >=1,500cells/mm3 Platelet Count >=100,000cells/mm3
Hemoglobin >=9.0g/dL

- Two weeks must have elapsed since completion of prior chemotherapy, minor surgery,
radiotherapy (provided that no more than 25% of bone marrow reserve has been
irradiated)

- Resolution of all acute toxic effects of any prior treatments to NCI CTC (Version
3.0) grade <=1

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any of the following in the past 6 months: myocardial infarction, uncontrolled
cardiac arrhythmia, unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft,
symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic
attack, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis

- Grade >1 retinopathy

- Known brain metastases

- Known active infections

- Pregnant or breast feeding women

- Diabetes mellitus uncontrolled

- Gastrointestinal disease that would impact on drug absorption

- Patients under treatment with anticoagulants or with coagulation disorders or with
signs of hemorrhage at baseline

- Patients with previous history or current presence of neurological disorders,
including epilepsy (although controlled by anticonvulsant therapy), Parkinson's
disease and extra-pyramidal syndromes

- Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory
abnormality that make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study