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In particular, the effect of CAPN8 on the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) and immunotherapy response is unclear.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Multiome datasets and multiple cohorts were acquired for analysis. Firstly, the expression and the prognostic value of CAPN8 were explored in public datasets and <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> tumor tissues. Then, hierarchical clustering analysis was performed to identify the immune subtypes of THCA according to the expression of CAPN8 and the activities of related pathways. Subsequent analyses explored the different patterns of TIME, genetic alteration, DNA replication stress, drug sensitivity, and immunotherapy response among the three immune phenotypes. Finally, five individual cohorts of thyroid cancer were utilized to test the robustness and extrapolation of the three immune clusters.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>CAPN8 was found to be a significant risk factor for THCA with a markedly elevated level of mRNA and protein in tumor tissues. This potential oncogene could induce the activation of epithelial\u2013mesenchymal transition and E2F-targeted pathways. Three subtypes were identified for THCA, including immune exhausted, inflamed, and immune desert phenotypes. The exhausted type was characterized by a markedly increased expression of inhibitory receptors and infiltration of immune cells but was much more likely to respond to immunotherapy. The immune desert type was resistant to common chemotherapeutics with extensive genomic mutation and copy number variance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study firstly explored the role of CAPN8 in the metastasis of THCA from the aspects of TIME. 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