ReviewOncotarget2010
Epithelial mesenchymal transition and tumor budding in aggressive colorectal cancer: tumor budding as oncotarget.
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178 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 327 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tumour-Associated Neutrophils in Colorectal Cancer: a Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Comprehensive Literature Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Emerging histopathologic markers in early-stage oral tongue cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Head & neck · 2022Pooled it
- Tumor Budding as a Marker for Poor Prognosis and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Metformin and colorectal cancer: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.International journal of colorectal disease · 2020 · on this mapPooled it
- Tumour budding in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis.British journal of cancer · 2018Pooled it
- Recommendations for reporting tumor budding in colorectal cancer based on the International Tumor Budding Consensus Conference (ITBCC) 2016.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2017Guideline
- Tumour Budding and Survival in Stage II Colorectal Cancer: a Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2015Pooled it
- Analysis of tumor microenvironmental features to refine prognosis by T, N risk group in patients with stage III colon cancer (NCCTG N0147) (Alliance).Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2020Trial
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- Clinicopathological Features of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma with Assessment of IDH1 Mutation: A Two-Center Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Prognostic significance of tumor budding and residual viable tumor volume in post-neoadjuvant resection specimens of locally advanced cervical cancer.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Article
- CDX2 expression dynamics in tumor clusters: a morpho-molecular biomarker in rectal cancer pretreatment biopsies revealed by sequential immunofluorescence.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Analysis of histological parameters of aggressiveness in resected lung squamous cell carcinoma.Pathologica · 2026Article
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- Integrating perioperative inflammation and pathological invasiveness to predict recurrence after curative colorectal cancer surgery: a multicenter cohort study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
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- Tumor Budding Unveiled: Clinicopathological Correlations and Survival Insights From a Tertiary Care Cancer Center of India.International journal of breast cancer · 2026Article
- Stromal transcriptomics uncover LIF as a key effector in high tumor budding triple-negative breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Pathological and Clinical Significance of Tumor Budding and Its Association with Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Colorectal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Observational Study.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Observational
- Clinical implications of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancers which potentially spread to peritoneum.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Review
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Abstract
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is proposed as a critical mechanism for the acquisition of malignant phenotypes by epithelial cells. In colorectal cancer, tumor cells having undergone EMT are histologically represented by the presence of tumor buds defined as single cells or small clusters of de-differentiated tumor cells at the invasive front. Tumor budding is not a static, histological feature rather it represents a snap-shot of a dynamic process undertaken by an aggressive tumor with the potential to disseminate and metastasize. Strong, consistent evidence shows that tumor budding is a predictor of lymph node metastasis, distant metastatic disease, local recurrence, worse overall and disease-free survival time and an independent prognostic factor. Moreover, the International Union against Cancer (UICC) recognizes tumor budding as a highly relevant, additional prognostic parameter. The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence supporting the implementation of tumor budding into diagnostic pathology and patient management and additionally to illustrate its worthiness as a potential therapeutic target.
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