The expression of CBX8 was significantly correlated with the FIGO stage and PD-L1 expression in patients with cervical cancer, and had no statistically significant difference in terms of the patient's age, HPV, lymphovascular invasion, pathological grade, and lymph node metastasis (P > .05; Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene CD274 and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.