PD-L1 expression was associated with worse 5-year OS for esophageal cancer, 3.55 (2.63-5.65); gastric cancer, 1.45 (1.18-1.79); hepatocellular carcinoma, 1.58 (1.11-2.25); and renal cell carcinoma, 2.57 (1.46-4.52). Here, CD274 is linked to esophageal cancer.