CD8A and neoplasm: In addition, the expression of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) target genes NOX4, COL8A1, and CHST1 was positively correlated with the degree of infiltration of CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and DCs in the immune microenvironment, and these lncRNA target genes may be involved in the formation of the tumor immune microenvironment (333).