PD-L1 expression was associated with worse 3-year OS for the following cancers: esophageal cancer, 2.77 (1.78-4.30); gastric cancer, 1.63 (1.43-1.87); pancreatic cancer, 1.48 (1.06-2.06); and renal cell carcinoma, 4.14 (2.07-8.26). Here, CD274 is linked to cancer.