CXCL8 and neoplasm: Our research focused on a set of genes involved in inflammation and tumor progression such as interleukin 8 (IL-8), intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), metallopeptidase inhibitor 2 (TIMP-2) and the transcription factor NF-kB.