qRT-PCR confirmed that JQ1 inhibited the expression of cancer stemness genes, including TP63, MET, CD44, FOSL1, AURKB, BANF1, BUB1B, CCND2, CDC20, CHAF1A, CKS1B, KIF22, MCM5, NCAPD2, and YAP116 (Fig. 1e). This evidence concerns the gene CD44 and cancer.