The chemokine (C-X3-C motif) receptor 1 (CX3CR1) is expressed by ovarian cancer cells and was shown to mediate in vitro tumour cell adhesion to mesothelial cells by interacting with mesothelial chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1 (CX3CL1) [140]. This evidence concerns the gene CX3CR1 and neoplasm.