Lactoferrin in the treatment of malignant neoplasms and other hyperproliferative diseases
The present invention relates to methods of treating a hyperproliferative disease by administering a composition of lactoferrin alone or in combination with standard anti-cancer therapies.
1. A method of treating an established solid Renal cell carcinoma comprising the step of administering orally to a human subject a mature native human lactoferrin protein as a monotherapy in an amount sufficient to reduce the rate of growth or shrink the established solid Renal cell carcinoma in the human subject.
2. A method of treating an established solid Non-small cell lung cancer a comprising the step of administering orally to a human subject a mature native human lactoferrin protein as a monotherapy in an amount sufficient to reduce the rate of growth or shrink the established solid Non-small cell lung cancer in the human subject.