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Actuarial survival estimates were calculated using Kaplan\u2013Meier curves. In Cox regression models, we determined risk factors for post-transplant mortality, controlling for whether patients had scleroderma or pulmonary fibrosis.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Measurements and Main Results: Post-transplant survival did not differ significantly between scleroderma and pulmonary fibrosis at year 1 (81% scleroderma vs. 79% pulmonary fibrosis; P\u2009=\u20090.743), at year 5 conditional on 1-year survival (66% vs. 58%; P\u2009=\u20090.249), or overall (P\u2009=\u20090.385). In multivariate analysis, body mass index greater than or equal to 35 kg\/m2 predicted poor 1-year survival in pulmonary fibrosis (hazard ratio, 2.76; P =\u20090.003). Acute cellular rejection\u2013free survival did not differ significantly between the scleroderma and pulmonary fibrosis cohorts. Patients with scleroderma had significantly better bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome stage 1 or higher\u2013free survival than did patients with pulmonary fibrosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings that 1- and 5-year survival rates of patients with scleroderma were similar to those of patients with pulmonary fibrosis indicate that lung transplant is a reasonable treatment option in selected patients with scleroderma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1513\/annalsats.201503-177oc","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,15]],"date-time":"2015-12-15T19:13:57Z","timestamp":1450206837000},"page":"784-792","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":79,"title":["Lung Transplant in Patients with Scleroderma Compared with Pulmonary Fibrosis. 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