The injection of live N. caninum tachyzoites either in or remotely from the tumor, successfully treated murine thymoma EG7 by strongly activating the natural killer cell- (NK cell-) and CD8-T cell-dependent protective antitumor response associated with interferon (IFN)-γ secretion in the tumor microenvironment, resulting in the lysis of the cancer cell [7]. The gene discussed is IFNG; the disease is neoplasm.