IL6 and neoplasm: MDSC are known to accumulate during cancer progression and promote tumor immune escape through multiple mechanisms including (i) the expression of enzymes [e.g., arginase (Arg), nitric oxide synthase (NOS), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)], (ii) the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), (iii) sequestering of cystine (↓ extracellular pool of cysteine), (iv) the interaction and stimulation of other immunosuppressive cell types (e.g., Treg) and (v) the secretion of immunosuppressive cytokines (e.g., IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β) (10–13).