CXCL8 is upregulated in many cancers including solid tumors (brain, breast, colon, gastric, lung, and others) and blood cancers (AML, CLL, Hodgkin’s lymphoma) and high levels of CXCL8 expression are often linked with disease progression13. The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm.