MIF and neoplasm: As such, MIF mediates the recruitment of monocytes, T-cells, neutrophils, endothelial progenitor cells, and tumor cells (Ren et al., 2003; Gregory et al., 2006; Bernhagen et al., 2007; Takahashi et al., 2009; Brandau et al., 2010; Dessein et al., 2010; Simons et al., 2011).