HA-CD44 complexes colocalize and potentially transactivate the EGF receptor leading to phosphorylation of ERK1 and ERK2 in glioblastoma cell lines [48] and to increase tumour growth, migration and resistance to a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs such as methotrexate, doxorubicin, adriamycin and cisplatin in head and neck cancer [49]. The gene discussed is MAPK1; the disease is head and neck cancer.