食管癌（EC）是全世界最致命的癌症之一。为了改善 EC 的预后，迫切需要早期 EC 的灵敏检测方式和有效的治疗方法。外泌体是用于细胞间通讯的小囊泡，介导包括癌症进展在内的许多生物反应，这不仅是用于诊断和预后的有前途的生物标志物，而且还是 EC 的治疗工具。本综述概述了外泌体与 EC 进展之间的关系，以及外泌体在 EC 诊断、预后和治疗中的应用。本文分类为：治疗方法和药物发现 > 肿瘤疾病纳米医学。© 2024 Wiley periodicals LLC。

Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most fatal cancers all over the world. Sensitive detection modalities for early-stage EC and efficient treatment methods are urgently needed for the improvement of the prognosis of EC. Exosomes are small vesicles for intercellular communication, mediating many biological responses including cancer progression, which are not only promising biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis but also therapeutic tools for EC. This review provides an overview of the relationships between exosomes and EC progression, as well as the application of exosomes in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of EC. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease.© 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC.