ABL1 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: We now report that this receptor complex is modified by the recruitment of syndecan-2 (Sdc2), the Recepteur d’Origine Nantais (RON) tyrosine kinase, and the cellular signaling mediator Abelson murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 1 (ABL1) in triple-negative breast carcinoma and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, where it contributes to EGFR kinase–independent proliferation.