To functionally investigate whether signalling molecules or metabolic factors that are released by mouse or human ccRCC cells might directly influence the proliferation of CD8+ T cells, we activated mouse splenic CD8+ T cells and incubated them for 3 days in conditioned medium from mouse 2020 ccRCC cells (including VHL30 rescue and Hif1a knockdown cells), human renal proximal tubule epithelial cells (RPTEC), human A498 ccRCC cells or human 786-O (including VHL30 rescue) ccRCC cells, compared to non-conditioned medium. Here, CD8A is linked to nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma.