By: Yibin Kang2 

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Metastatic spread of cancer cells from the primary tumors to distant vital organs, such as lung, liver, brain, and bone, is
responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. Cancer stem cells are likely to play essential roles in the metastatic
spread of primary tumors because of their self-renewal capability and their potential to give rise to differentiated progenies
that can adapt to different target organ microenvironments. Investigating the metastatic behavior of cancer stem cells (CSCs)
is critical for the development of more effective therapies to prevent or delay the progression of malignant diseases. Animal
models have been developed to mimic the multistep process of metastasis to various target organs. In this chapter, I will
describe several xenograft methods to introduce human breast cancer cells into nude mice in order to generate spontaneous
and experimental metastases. Similar experimental approach can be applied to analyze the metastatic behavior of CSCs derived
from other tumor types.
Book Title: Cancer Stem Cells: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 568 | Pub. Date: Mar-01-2008 | Page Range: 7-19 | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-280-9_2
Subject: Cancer Research
Key Words: Metastasis - Xenograft - Mammary fat pad injection - Intravenous injection - Intracardiac injection - Animal model - In vivo imaging
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