CXCR1 and breast carcinoma: To determine whether IL8 has a causative role in the formation of inflammatory autocrine forward-feedback loop, we performed tumorsphere formation and wound scratch assays, two functional assessments commonly used in the study of CSC self-renewal and cancer cell migration/invasion.25, 26, 27 Breast cancer cells were cultured in vehicle- or paclitaxel-derived supernatants in the presence of anti-IgG control antibody, anti-IL8 antibody, vehicle or CXCR1/2 inhibitor for 4 days, followed by assessment of tumorsphere-forming or scratch-migration capacity.