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Shuai Yuan1, Fei Zou1, Baiming Zou1
1Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology
|April 27, 2026
Summary
Bilateral lung transplantation (BLT) offers greater functional benefit than single lung transplantation (SLT) for younger, healthier patients. This finding aids in selecting lung transplant recipients and allocating organs effectively.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Transplantation
- Biostatistics
Background:
- Lung transplantation decisions involve choosing between bilateral lung transplantation (BLT) and single lung transplantation (SLT).
- Donor and recipient factors influence outcomes, potentially creating varied benefits between BLT and SLT.
- Analyzing registry data for treatment effect heterogeneity is challenging due to confounding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if the benefits of BLT over SLT differ across lung transplant recipients.
- To identify patient profiles that benefit most from BLT using post-transplant lung function (FEV1).
- To develop a statistical framework for analyzing treatment effect heterogeneity in observational studies.
Main Methods:
- Development of the deepHTL framework to test for and estimate treatment effect heterogeneity.
- Application of deepHTL to a large national lung transplant registry.
- Validation through extensive simulations mimicking registry confounding.
Main Results:
- Strong evidence of heterogeneity in the BLT-SLT effect on forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1).
- Younger, lower-risk recipients with better baseline status showed the greatest FEV1 gains with BLT.
- Older, higher-risk candidates experienced diminished marginal benefit from BLT compared to SLT.
Conclusions:
- The effectiveness of BLT versus SLT varies significantly based on recipient characteristics.
- Findings support personalized guidance for lung transplant recipient selection.
- Statistically grounded insights can improve the allocation of scarce donor lungs.
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