CD274 and cancer: Pre-incubation of H1299 cancer cells with chloroquine and anti-PD-L1 MoAbs increased the mean % of apoptotic/necrotic cells from 2.5% to 18.4%; Conclusions: Autophagy blockers acting either at late or early stages of the autophagic process may restore HLA-class-I-mediated antigen presentation, eventually leading to enhanced immunotherapy efficacy.