FGF2 and neoplasm: Tumor cells release many chemokines, inter alia the pro-angiogenic factors CCL2, CCL5, and CXCL12 [259] and cytokines, among them redundant pro-angiogenic cytokines, such as basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), interleukin-8 (IL-8), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), PDGF, and VEGF [260], which are difficult to inhibit simultaneously.