IFNG and acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Furthermore, the genes encoding IFN-γ, GM-CSF, IL-4, IL-8, IL-2Rα, IL-2Rβ, IL-4R, IL-12Rβ, chemokines, chemokine receptors, and TNF were highly expressed in CIK cells under stimulation by acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells [22].