BoneKEy Reports | Laboratory Methods

Preclinical mouse models of osteosarcoma

Özge Uluçkan
Aude Segaliny
Sander Botter
Janice M Santiago
Anthony J Mutsaers

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DOI:10.1038/bonekey.2015.37

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the most common form of primary bone tumors with high prevalence in children. Survival rates of osteosarcoma are low, especially in the case of metastases. Mouse models of this disease have been very valuable in investigation of mechanisms of tumorigenesis, metastasis, as well as testing possible therapeutic options. In this chapter, we summarize currently available mouse models for osteosarcoma and provide detailed methodology for the isolation of cell lines from genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs), gene modification and tumor cell injection methods, as well as imaging techniques.

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