Since FOXQ1 and THBS2 were ectopically expressed in CC tumor cells it was of interest to compare their expression with other ectopically expressed biomarkers like the chemokines CXCL16 and CXCL17 particularly since these two chemokines were associated with bad prognosis (8, 9, 33). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL17 and neoplasm.