Average tumor volume in cd36 null vs wildtype individuals were 27.8 mm3 vs 17.5 mm3 at day 8 (P = 0.08); 67.7 mm3 vs 37.8 mm3 at day 11 (P<0.05); 170.5 mm3 vs 98.0 mm3 at day 14 (P<0.05); and 685.1 mm3 vs 394.7 mm3 at day 18 (p = 0.06). This evidence concerns the gene CD36 and neoplasm.