Patent ID: 8394411

Claim:
A method of inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells and/or killing cancer cells comprising administering to a subject having cancer a composition that comprises a therapeutic agent formulated with a papilloma pseudovirus or a papilloma VLP, wherein the therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of: a) a gene selected from the group consisting of: i) a tumor suppressor gene; ii) a pro-apototic gene; iii) a gene encoding a cytokine, a lymphokine, a monokine, a growth factor, an enzyme or a hormone; iv) an immunomodulatory gene; v) a gene encoding a cytotoxic polypeptide; and, vi) a suicide gene; b) a cytotoxin; c) a radionuclide; d) a pro-drug; and e) a therapeutic nucleic acid.