The present invention relates to a method of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient therapeutically effective amounts of:a) a compound of formula A:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1—R4, p, and q are as defined and(b) an erbB inhibitor that inhibits erbB-1 or erbB-2 or erbB-3 receptor or a combination thereof. The method of the present invention addresses a need in the art with the discovery of a combination therapy that shows evidence of being a more effective therapy than previously disclosed therapies.