As shown in Fig.2(a), MCA-induced tumours showed expression of the inflammatory chemokines CCL2 (MCP-1), CCL5 (RANTES), CCL7 (MCP-3), CCL8 (MCP-2), CCL12 (MCP-5), CXCL9 (MIG), CXCL10 (IP-10), CXCL12 (SDF-1) and CX3CL1 (fractalkine). This evidence concerns the gene CCL8 and neoplasm.