Dovitinib (10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, 60 mg/kg, p.o.) shows significant antitumor effect in the KMS11-bearing mice model, and the growth inhibition is 48%, 78.5%, and 94% in the 10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, and 60 mg/kg treatment arms, respectively, compared with the placebo-treated mice. Dovitinib demonstrates significant antitumor and antimetastatic activities in HCC xenograft models. Dovitinib potently inhibits tumor growth of six HCC lines. Inhibition of angiogenesis correlates with inactivation of FGFR/PDGFR-β/VEGFR-2 signaling pathways. Dovitinib also causes dephosphorylation of retinoblastoma, upregulation of p-histone H2A-X and p27, and downregulation of p-cdk-2 and cyclin B1, which results in a reduction in cellular proliferation and the induction of tumor cell apoptosis.