Rui-Xue Huang

Gut microbiota in esophageal cancer: mechanisms, clinical implications, and therapeutic potential

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a highly prevalent and aggressive gastrointestinal malignancy. Late diagnosis and heterogeneous responses to chemoradiotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies severely challenge clinical management. Accumulating evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis influences esophag...