Consistent with previous observations (37), blood cell count demonstrated a significant increase in the presence of neutrophils and monocytes in the peripheral blood of mice 2 weeks after inoculation of DP42 tumor (Fig. 1B), as well as an increase in the proportion of CD11b+Gr-1+ MDSC in the BM (Fig. 1C). This evidence concerns the gene ITGAM and neoplasm.