Moreover, deficiency of TNFR2 also markedly impaired in vivo growth of MC38 or CT26 in the syngeneic C57BL/6 mice or BALB/c mice, respectively, accompanied by the decrease in soluble TNFR2 levels in the circulation and the increase in the number of tumor-infiltrating IFNγ+ CD8 cells. This evidence concerns the gene IFNG and neoplasm.