Investigation of the Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics of 10 mg [14C] BI 1356 Administered Orally Compared to 5 mg [14C] BI 1356 Administered Intravenously in Healthy Male Volunteers

To determine the basic pharmacokinetics of BI 1356 BS, its metabolite CD 1750 XX and radioactivity including excretion mass balance, excretion pathways and metabolism following the intravenous and oral administration of \[14C\] BI 1356 BS


Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy males according to the following criteria: Based upon a complete medical history, including the physical examination, vital signs Blood Pressure (BP), Pulse Rate (PR)), 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), clinical laboratory tests

* Age \>=30 and Age \<=60 years
* BMI \>=18.5 and BMI \<=29.9 kg/m2 (Body Mass Index)
* Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with Good clinical practice (GCP) and the local legislation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any finding of the medical examination (including BP, PR and ECG) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance
* Any evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease
* Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders
* Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
* History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts
* Chronic or relevant acute infections
* History of relevant allergy/hypersensitivity (including allergy to drug or its excipients)
* Intake of drugs with a long half-life (\> 24 hours) within at least one month or less than 10 half-lives of the respective drug prior to administration or during the trial
* Use of drugs which might reasonably influence the results of the trial based on the knowledge at the time of protocol preparation within 10 days prior to administration or during the trial
* Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within two months prior to administration or during the trial
* Smoker (\> 10 cigarettes or \> 3 cigars or \> 3 pipes/day)
* Inability to refrain from smoking during the stay in the trial centre
* Alcohol abuse (more than 60 g/day)
* Drug abuse
* Blood donation (more than 100 mL within four weeks prior to administration or during the trial)
* Excessive physical activities (within one week prior to administration or during the trial)
* Any laboratory value outside the reference range that is of clinical relevance
* Inability to comply with dietary regimen of study centre
* A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval \>450 ms);
* Male subjects must agree to minimize the risk of female partners becoming pregnant from the dosing day until 3 months after the completion of the study. Acceptable methods of contraception for male volunteers include a vasectomy no less than 3 months prior to dosing, barrier contraception or a medically accepted contraceptive method. For female partners of male volunteers, acceptable methods of contraception include intra-uterine device, tubal ligation, hormonal contraceptive since at least two months and diaphragm with spermicide

Exclusion criteria specific for this study:

* Veins unsuitable for infusion and blood sampling
* PR interval \>220 ms or QRS interval \>120 ms
* Female gender