The tumor-promoting effect of lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 was through the autocrine effect of tumor cell-derived exosomes, which mediates the miR-30a-5p/USP22 pathway to regulate the ubiquitination of PD-L1 and inhibits CD8+ T-cell response, thereby promoting colorectal cancer development. Here, KCNQ1OT1 is linked to colorectal cancer.