TGFA and neoplasm: Reports by Lim et al., reveal that a Salmonella enterica that expresses and releases the immunotoxic chimeric protein TGFα-PE38 [a fusion of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α) and Pseudomona endotoxin A (PE38), decreased tumor size and increased survival in colon, cervix, and breast cancer murine models while also increasing these animals’ survival [145].