CXCL5 and neoplasm: Most ELR+ CXC chemokines, including CXCL1–3 and CXCL5–8, increase the tumor tissue penetration of immunosuppressive cells, reduce apoptosis, and promote angiogenesis as well as tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by activating the CXCR2 receptor [6–10, 22].