Thus, in model systems of human NSCLC tumorigenesis in SCID mice inoculated with either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma cell lines, the levels of CXCL10 were inversely correlated with tumor growth and resulted higher in squamous cell carcinoma compared with adenocarcinoma tumors [103]. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL10 and adenocarcinoma.