BCL2 and neoplasm: In one study, salicylate was reported to improve the anti-tumor effects of CDDP against T cell lymphoma via changing the tumor microenvironment pH, altering the expression of the cell cycle’s regulatory/apoptotic factors, such as p53, bcl-2, bcl-xL, cyclin B1, and D, as well as cytokines IFN-γ, VEGF, IL-4, and -10 [39].