CXCL1, CXCL2, and CXCL5 have been shown to recruit MDSCs to the pre-metastatic niche through the interaction with CXCR2; once in the pre-metastatic site, MDSCs favor tumor cell recruitment and seeding by secreting TNFα, TGFβ, IL-6, CCL2 and CXCL2. Here, CXCR2 is linked to neoplasm.