Does evaluation of tumour budding in diagnostic biopsies have a clinical relevance? A systematic review

Tumour budding has emerged as a promising prognostic marker in many cancers. We systematically reviewed all studies that evaluated tumour budding in diagnostic biopsies. We conducted a systematic review of PubMed, MEDLINE , Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane library for all articles that have assessed tumour budding in diagnostic (i.e. pretreatment or pre‐operative) biopsies of any tumour type. Two independent researchers screened the retrieved...