Lung cancer is the leading cause of
cancer deaths worldwide. Metastatic non-small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has recently benefited from two consecutive breakthroughs: the identification of
oncogene drivers, such as
KRAS mutations, leading to the development of targeted therapies, and the understanding of the cancer
immunity cycle leading to the development of
immune checkpoint inhibitors. KRASG12C mutations can be found in approximately 13% of patients with non-small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and historically have been associated with a
poor prognosis. Now, data from a phase II trial demonstrate the
efficacy of the novel KRASG12C-specific inhibitor sotorasib for patients with advanced-stage NSCLC harbouring this alteration with
disease progression on at least one standard-of-care therapy. However one could expect that resistance to Ras inhibitors could occur and that there is a need for identifying new therapeutic avenues for limiting said resistance. The inventors now show that when use alone, sotorasib and tipifarnib did not show a significant anti-tumor effect on
lung cancer cells harboring the G12C
KRAS mutation, whereas the combination potently induced
cell death, suggesting a synergism between these drugs. The present invention thus relates to the combination of Ras inhibitors and famesyltransferase inhibitors for the treatment of cancers.