The invention provides quinazoline-7-ether derivatives, particularly 4-anilinyl-6-butenamido-quinazoline-7-ether derivatives that are inhibitors of the receptor protein tyrosine kinases (RTK). The compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders where RTK activity is implicated such as a hyperproliferative diseases (e.g., cancer). Also provided are methods of preparation of the quinazoline derivatives and methods of use as therapeutic agents alone or in a drug combination.