CXCL8 and neoplasm: Several cytokines and growth factors contained in the alpha granules of platelets, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-8, and CXC motif containing ligand 12 (CXCL12) may play diverse roles in the tumor micro-environment, including the promotion of invasion and metastasis through a positive regulation of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and immune evasion [23,54,55].