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Oshri Machluf1, Tzviel Frostig1, Tomer Milo1

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|May 28, 2026
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New ensemble methods improve Conditional Average Treatment Effect (CATE) estimation. The Stacked X-Learner and Consensus Based Averaging (CBA) show robust performance across diverse clinical trial scenarios, outperforming existing approaches.

Keywords:
Conditional average treatment effect (CATE)consensus-based averagingensemble learnerstacked learnersubgroup estimation

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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Estimating Conditional Average Treatment Effects (CATE) is vital for analyzing treatment effect heterogeneity in clinical trials.
  • Existing CATE estimation methods, such as causal forests and meta-learners, exhibit limitations and struggle in various scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop robust ensemble methods for CATE estimation that enhance prediction stability and performance.
  • To address the limitations of current CATE estimators in real-world, uncertain data-generating processes.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed two novel ensemble methods: Stacked X-Learner (using X-Learner with model stacking) and Consensus Based Averaging (CBA).
  • Evaluated method performance across diverse scenarios varying in complexity, sample size, and underlying mechanisms, including a PD-L1 inhibition pathway model.

Main Results:

  • Both proposed ensemble methods demonstrated strong performance across a wide range of tested scenarios.
  • The Stacked X-Learner showed superior performance compared to other ensemble methods like R-Stacking and Causal-Stacking.

Conclusions:

  • The Stacked X-Learner and CBA offer more reliable and stable CATE estimation than existing methods.
  • These ensemble approaches are effective in diverse clinical trial settings, improving the understanding of treatment effect heterogeneity.