This CXCR4 antagonist displays a low-risk safety profile and has already been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for the purpose of mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells [12]. The gene discussed is CSF3; the disease is non-Hodgkin lymphoma.