@inproceedings{872caf21a2974228bce5514ad6e16c45,
title = "Circulating Biomarkers in Malignant Melanoma",
abstract = "Melanoma is an aggressive tumor with increasing incidence worldwide. Biomarkers are valuable tools to minimize the cost and improve efficacy of treatment of this deadly disease. Serological markers have not widely been introduced in routine clinical practice due to their insufficient diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. It is likely that the lack of objective responses with traditional treatment hinder biomarker research and development in melanoma. Recently, new drugs and therapies have, however, emerged in advanced melanoma with noticeable objective response ratio and survival. In this new scenario, serological tumor markers should be revisited. In addition, other potential circulating biomarkers such as cell-free DNA, exosomes, microRNA, and circulating tumor cells have also been identified. In this review, we summarize classical and emerging tumor markers and discuss their possible roles in emerging therapeutics.",
keywords = "BRAF, Cell-free DNA, Circulating tumor cells, Exosomes, Melanoma, MicroRNA, S100, Tumor markers",
author = "Estibaliz Alegre and Miguel Sammamed and Sara Fern{\'a}ndez-Land{\'a}zuri and Leyre Zubiri and {\'A}lvaro Gonz{\'a}lez",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by a Fondo de Investigaci{\'o}n Sanitaria grant [PI11/02119]. We would like to thank Mar{\'i}a Romero for her help in preparing the chapter.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1016/bs.acc.2014.12.002",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780128022658",
series = "Advances in Clinical Chemistry",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
pages = "47--89",
editor = "Makowski, {Gregory S.} and Makowski, {Gregory S.}",
booktitle = "Advances in Clinical Chemistry, 2015",
}