Injection of Syngeneic Murine Melanoma Cells to Determine Their Metastatic Potential in the LungsJoshua J. Timmons 1, Sean Cohessy 2, Eric T. Wong 1
1Brain Tumor Center & Neuro-Oncology Unit, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School, 2Division of Cancer Genetics, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School
Metastasis plays a profound role in the virulence of cancer, accounting for an estimated 90% of deaths. We report a protocol for a metastatic melanoma model in mice that is useful for determining the efficacy of therapeutic agents against this clinical phenomenon.