For example in pancreatic carcinoma, EDIL3 is one of the SHH-dependent stromal factors that predict poor prognosis [16]; another study focusing on carcinogenesis of ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer suggests EDIL3 may add some power in this process [17]; interestingly, EDIL3 could also be detected in exosomes of bladder cancer cells and facilitate cancer progression trough EGFR signal [18]. Here, EDIL3 is linked to cancer.