ETS1 and neuroblastoma: Furthermore, in neuroblastoma, IL-8 expression was upregulated in an Ets1-dependent manner, suggesting a critical link between Ets-1 and IL-8 in the angiogenesis and metastasis process [23]. Moreover, the IL-8 promoter contains binding sites for Ets-family transcription factors in hematopoietic cells [24].