Tumor-bearing mice had significantly elevated hepatic expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1α (Figure 4A), IL-1β (Figure 4B), TNF-α (Figure 4D), Cxcl9 (Figure 4G), and Cxcl10 (Figure 4H) compared to tumor-free mice. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL9 and neoplasm.