Notably, in fully resected stage I/II NSCLC cases, OS was better in the high PD-L1 (≥ 50% TPS) cohort with driver mutations compared to cases without driver mutations (hazard ratio-0.5129, 95% confidence interval 0.2058-1.084, p = 0.0779). Here, CD274 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.