In SCLC, FOXP3 level was significantly associated with status of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), CD4, CD8, and CD3 (p=0.002, p=0.001, p=0.002, p=0.030, and p<0.001). This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and small cell lung carcinoma.