Inclusion Criteria:  Histologically confirmed NSCLC stage IB-IIIA, N2 and selected IIIB (T3N2 or T4N2) Participant must have either MET exon 14 mutations and/or high level MET amplification Participants must be eligible for surgery and scheduled for surgical resection within approximately 2 weeks after the last does of neoadjuvant study treatment.  Exclusion Criteria:  Participants with unresectable or metastatic disease. All participants should have brain imaging (either MRI brain or CT brain with contrast) prior to enrollment to exclude brain metastasis. Prior treatment with any MET inhibitor or HGF-targeting therapy Major surgery (e.g., intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal or intra-pelvic) within 4 weeks prior to starting study treatment, or who have not recovered from side effects of such procedure. Prior systemic anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy, vaccine) or investigational agents for NSCLC within the past 3 years. History of or current interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis  Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply at the end