CD44 and colorectal carcinoma: Moreover, Lgr5 combined with CD44 and EpCAM might assist make strides the stem‐like characteristics of colorectal CSCs.17 To delineate the Lgr5+CD44+EpCAM+ cells in CRC, we measured the percentage of Lgr5+CD44+EpCAM+ cells in various human CRC cell lines and tissue samples using flow cytometry (Table S3).