CD44 and neoplasm: Previously we reported that activation of HA-CD44-mediated oncogenic signaling events [e.g., mir-302/miR-21, intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mediated ERK signaling, topoisomerase activation, and ankyrin-associated cytoskeleton function] leads to multidrug resistance in a variety of tumor cells [3,10,33].