CD8A and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: The effects of LINC01123, B7–H3, and miR-214-3p on tumor progression, CD8+T-cell-mediated immune response, and the tumorigenicity of HNSCC in vitro and in vivo were examined through the downregulation or upregulation of LINC01123, B7–H3, and miR-214-3p.