
Yisheng Li, Ph.D.
Department of Biostatistics, Division of Discovery Science
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Division of Discovery Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Adjunct Professor, Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
Regular Member, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2003 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, Ph.D. in Biostatistics |
1998 | University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, US, M.S. in Statistics |
1994 | Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, CN, M.S. in Probability & Statistics |
1991 | Peking University, Beijing, CN, BS in Probability & Statistics |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2010
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB) 3, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2025
Member, Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2022
Member, IRB 5, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - 2022
Ex-Officio Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - Present
Associate Member, IRB 5, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - 2010
Member, Psychosocial, Behavioral and Health Services Research Committee (PBHSRC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2006 - 2009
Editorial Activities
Statistical Consultant, Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology, 2020 - Present
Associate Editor, The American Statistician, 2012 - Present
Member of Editorial Board, BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2011 - Present
Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Biometrics and Biostatistics, 2010 - 2016
Grant & Contract Support
Date: | 2025 - 2030 |
Title: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Sarcoma |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core |
ID: | 1P50CA302482-01 |
Date: | 2024 - 2028 |
Title: | Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core of CPRIT-MIRA "Novel Therapies for Osteosarcoma" |
Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
Role: | PI |
ID: | RP240440 |
Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
Title: | Dyadic yoga Program for Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and their Family Caregivers |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 4R37CA231522-07 |
Date: | 2023 - 2027 |
Title: | Harmony & Health: Feasibility of a movement intervention to improve psychosocial wellbeing in Black adults in Northeast Texas |
Funding Source: | MD Anderson Duncan Family Institute (DFI) Seed Funding Program |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | #TBA |
Date: | 2023 - 2027 |
Title: | Harmony & Health: A culturally adapted mind-body intervention to reduce sitting time and improve psychosocial wellbeing in Black adults |
Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | #TBA |
Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
Title: | Randomized controlled trial to test feasibility of a culturally adapted meditation-based support intervention for Black patients dealing with advanced cancer |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCCIH |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 1R34AT012360-01 |
Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
Title: | Opioid-Sparing Effects of Nurse-Delivered Hypnosis During Breast Cancer Surgery |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 1R01CA272565-01A1 |
Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
Title: | Multi-site feasibility and acceptability of a faith-based mind-body intervention in Black adults |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCCIH |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 1R01AT012375-01 |
Date: | 2022 - 2027 |
Title: | Immunotherapy of Uveal Melanoma using PRAME Vaccine in Combination with Adoptive T Cell Therapy |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 1R01CA266714-01A1 |
Date: | 2021 - 2026 |
Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination among Young Adults in Texas |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 5R01CA248216-02 |
Date: | 2021 - 2026 |
Title: | Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 5R01CA248213-02 |
Date: | 2021 - 2026 |
Title: | Health Benefits of Writing Therapy among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors |
Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | FP00007804_Res2 |
Date: | 2021 - 2026 |
Title: | Peer-Based Approaches to Enhance Physical Activity in Dyads of Inactive Women |
Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 5R01HL155310-02 |
Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
Title: | Biofield Therapy in Oncology |
Funding Source: | Emerald Gate Charitable Trust |
Role: | Biostatistician |
ID: | LS2020-00058378 / 2020-1210 |
Date: | 2020 - 2026 |
Title: | Improving Health Utilization and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 5R01CA247307-03 |
Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
Title: | Comparative Modeling of Precision Breast Cancer Control Across the Translational Continuum |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI subaward via University of Wisconsin Madison |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 5U01CA253911-02 |
Date: | 2019 - 2025 |
Title: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core |
ID: | 5P50CA217674-04 |
Date: | 2019 - 2026 |
Title: | Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) - Biostatistics Resource Group (BRG) |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Biostatistician |
ID: | 3P30CA016672-48 |
Date: | 2015 - 2025 |
Title: | Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer: Coordinating and Data Management Center (CSCPDPC-CDMC) |
Funding Source: | NIH/NIDDK |
Role: | Co-I |
ID: | 5U01DK108328-08 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wu I, McNeill L, Knutson K, Li Y, Balachandran D, Jones-Webb R, Lutsey PL, Erikson D, Bista S, Price R, Anyanso V, Smith T, Miller M. Study protocol for Project SHINE (Sleep Health INitiative for Equity): A community-based pilot RCT to promote sleep and physical activity among Black/African American adults. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 48:101541, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Pierce JD, Xu Y, Hall NA, Anderson KS, Dawkins-Moultin L, Wong CCY, Cho D, Hopfer S, Ramondetta LM, Li Y, Lun D, Lu Q. Navigating social influences: The impact of anticipated HPV vaccination stigma from friends and family on college students’ HPV vaccination intent. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention 34(9):1644-1655, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40643569.
- Shin-Cho LJ, Dawkins-Moultin L, Choi E, Chen M, Barcenas CH, Roth M, Li Y, Lu Q. Feasibility trial of an online expressive writing intervention for young adult cancer survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology 14(4):328-336, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39466058.
- Milbury K, Ann-Yi S, Whisenant MS, Jones M, Li Y, Necroto V, Yousuf SD, Chavez-MacGregor M, Meyers L, Bruera E. Supporting patients with advanced cancer and their spouses in parenting minor children: Results of a randomized controlled trial. The Oncologist 30(7):oyae351, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39703166.
- Alagoz O, Caswell-Jin J, de Koning H, Huang H, Huang X, Lee S, Li Y, Plevritis S, Sarkar S, Schechter C, Stout N, Trentham-Dietz A, van Ravesteyn N, Lowry K. Mathematical modeling to address questions in breast cancer screening: An overview of the breast cancer models of the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET). Journal of Breast Imaging 7(2):141-154, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40036318.
- Shin-Cho, LJ, Choi, E, Dawkins-Moultin, L, Wong, CY, Borjas, M, Fei, F, Xu, Y, Chen, M, Barcenas, CH, Li, Y, Lu, Q. Feasibility and acceptability of an online expressive writing intervention for rural breast cancer survivors. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 74, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39813977.
- Cho, D, Li, Y, Basen-Engquist, KM, Acquati, C, Nguyen, N, Ma, HY, Pettaway, CA, McNeill, LH. Couple-based lifestyle intervention for minority prostate cancer survivors. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 59(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39945428.
- Kim C, Li Y, Xu T, Liao Z. Bayesian nonparametric model for heterogeneous treatment effects with zero-inflated data. Stat Med 43(30):5968-5982, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39608809.
- Liu, W, Zhong, B, Wagner, R, Garcia, MK, McQuade, JL, Huang, W, Li, Y, Gonzalez, GM, R. Spano, M, Cohen, A, Geng, Y, Cohen, L. Systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture for modulation of immune and inflammatory markers in cancer patients. Integrative Cancer Therapies 23, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39663880.
- Lu, Q, Lun, D, Dawkins-Moultin, L, Li, Y, Chen, M, Giordano, SH, Pennebaker, JW, Young, L, Wang, C. Study protocol for writing to heal. PloS One 19(9 September), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39325778.
- Alejandro, VT, Kuo, YF, Christopher, K, Li, Y, Yu, X. A non-parametric approach to predict the recruitment for randomized clinical trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology 24(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39210285.
- Robertson, MC, Swartz, MC, Basen-Engquist, KM, Li, Y, Jennings, K, Thompson, DI, Baranowski, T, Volpi, E, Lyons, EJ. A social media game to increase physical activity among older adult women. BMC Public Health 24(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39135010.
- Whisenant M, Weathers S, Li Y, Aldrich E, Ownby K, Thomas J, Ngo-Huang AT, Bruera E, Milbury K. Simulation-based caregiving skills training for family members of high-grade glioma patients. Neuro-Oncology Practice 11(4):432-440, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39006525.
- Lu, Q, Dawkins-Moultin, L, Cho, D, Tan, NQ, Hopfer, S, Li, Y, Ramondetta, LM, Xu, Y, Lun, D, Chen, M. A multilevel intervention to promote HPV vaccination among young adults in Texas. BMC public health 24(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38840086.
- Milbury, K, Rosenthal, D, Li, Y, Ngo-Huang, AT, Mallaiah, S, Yousuf, S, Fuller, C, Lewis, C, Bruera, E, Cohen, L. Dyadic Yoga for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers. Journal of pain and symptom management 67(6):490-500, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38447621.
- Trentham-Dietz A, Chapman CH, Jayasekera J, Lowry KP, Heckman-Stoddard BM, Hampton JM, Caswell-Jin JL, Gangnon RE, Lu Y, Huang H, Stein S, Sun L, Gil Quessep EJ, Yang Y, Lu Y, Song J, Muñoz DF, Li Y, Kurian AW, Kerlikowske K, O’Meara ES, Sprague BL, Tosteson ANA, Feuer EJ, Berry D, Plevritis SK, Huang X, de Koning HJ, van Ravesteyn NT, Lee SJ, Alagoz O, Schechter CB, Stout NK, Miglioretti DL, Mandelblatt JS. Collaborative modeling of the benefits and harms of different breast cancer screening strategies with mammography: A decision analysis. JAMA 331(22):1947-1960, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38687505.
- Liu W, Meyer L, Morse M, Li Y, Song J, Engle R, Lopez G, Narayanan S, Soliman PT, Ramondetta L, Bruera E, Cohen L. Dietary magnesium replacement for prevention of hypomagnesemia in ovarian cancer patients receiving carboplatin-based chemotherapy. JCO Oncology Practice 20(4):517-524, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38301188.
- Milbury K, Ann-Yi S, Morgan Jones M, Li Y, Whisenant M, Yosouf S, NecrotoV, Chavez-MacGregor M, Bruera E. Patients with advanced cancer and their spouses parenting minor children: The role of the relationship context in parenting concerns. Psycho-oncology 33(3):e6310, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38411282.
- Srivastava, A, Nogueras Gonzalez, G, Geng, Y, Singh, J, Myers, JN, Li, Y, Chambers, MS. Oral toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 7(1):24-40, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38327757.
- Yang C, Li Y. An extended Bayesian semi-mechanistic dose-finding design in oncology using pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic information. Stat Med 43(4):689-705, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38110304.
- Caswell-Jin, JL, Sun, LP, Munoz, D, Lu, Y, Li, Y, Huang, H, Hampton, J, Song, J, Jayasekera, J, Schechter, CB, Alagoz, O, Stout, NK, Trentham-Dietz, A, Lee, SJ, Huang, X, Mandelblatt, J, Berry, D, Kurian, A, Plevritis, SK. Analysis of breast cancer mortality in the US - 1975 to 2019. JAMA 331(3):233-241, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38227031.
- Deng, N, Reyes-Uribe, L, Fahrmann, JF, Thoman, W, Munsell, M, Dennison, JB, Murage, EN, Wu, R, Hawk, E, Thirumurthi, S, Lynch, PM, Dieli-Conwright, CM, Lazar, A, Jindal, S, Chu, K, Chelvanambi, M, Basen-Engquist, KM, Li, Y, Wargo, J, McAllister, F, Allison, JP, Sharma, P, Sinha, K, Hanash, S, Gilchrist, SC, Vilar Sanchez, E. Exercise training reduces the inflammatory response and promotes intestinal mucosa-associated immunity in Lynch Syndrome. Clinical Cancer Research 29(21):4361-4372, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37724990.
- Ann-Yi S, Milbury K, Jones M, Necroto V, Whisenant M, Li Y, Bruera E. Supportive care for dual caregivers who care for their partner with cancer and their young children. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 66(5):e603-e609, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37482225.
- Christie AJ, Lopez G, Nguyen CH, Chen M, Li Y, Cohen L, Delgado-Guay M. "A pain deep in your soul (being) that is not physical:" Assessing spiritual pain in integrative oncology consultations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 65(6):562-569, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36804423.
- Vidrine JI, Sutton SK, Wetter DW, Shi YCT, Ramondetta LM, Elting LS, Walker JL, Smith KM, Frank-Pearce SG, Li Y, Jones SR, Kendzor DE, Vani N Simmons VN, Vidrine DJ. Efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention for survivors of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or cervical cancer: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology 41(15):2779-2788, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36921237.
- Hart PA, Kudva YC, Dhiraj Y, Andersen DK, Li Y, Toledo FGS, Wang F, Bellin MD, Bradley D, Brand RE, Cusi K, Fisher W, Mather K, Park WG, Saeed Z, Graham SC, Rinaudo JA, Serrano J, Goodarzi MO. A reduced pancreatic polypeptide response is associated with new onset pancreatogenic diabetes versus type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 108(5):e120-e128, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36404274.
- Milbury, K, Whisenant, M, Weathers, S, Malliaha, S, Snyder, S, Jackson, N, Li, J, Li, Y, Silva, RF, Shih, YT, Cohen, L. Dyadic versus individual delivery of a yoga program for family caregivers of glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy. Cancer Medicine 12(6):7567-7579, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36468605.
- Lopez, G, Chaoul, MA, Warneke, C, Christie, AJ, Powers-James, C, Liu, W, Narayanan, S, Delgado Guay, MO, Li, Y, Bruera, E, Cohen, L. Self-administered meditation application intervention for cancer patients with psychosocial distress. Integrative Cancer Therapies 22, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36680352.
- Wang, Y, Quesada, AE, Zuo, Z, Medeiros, LJ, Yin, CC, Li, S, Xu, J, Borthakur, G, Li, Y, Yang, C, Abaza, YM, Gao, J, Lu, X, You, MJ, Zhang, Y, Lin, P. The impact of mutation of myelodysplasia-related genes in de novo acute myeloid leukemia carrying NPM1 mutation. Cancers 15(1), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36612194.
- Lopez, G, Eng, C, Overman, MJ, Ramirez, DL, Liu, W, Beinhorn, C, Sumler, P, Prinsloo, S, Li, Y, Chen, M, Bruera, E, Cohen, L. A randomized pilot study of oncology massage to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Scientific Reports 12(1), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36348045.
- Su X, Li Y, Müller P, C-W H, Pan H, K-A D. A semi-mechanistic dose-finding design in oncology using pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling. Pharm Stat 21(6):1149-1166, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35748220.
- Singh, S, Clemente, LC, Parra Cuentas, ER, Tchakarov, A, Yang, C, Li, Y, Long, JP, Yee, C, Lin, JS. Urinary T cells are detected in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated immune nephritis that are clonotypically identical to kidney T cell infiltrates. OncoImmunology 11(1):2124678, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36185804.
- Srivastava A, Nogueras Gonzalez GM, Geng Y, Won AM, Cabanillas M, Myers J, Li Y, Chambers M. Medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients treated concurrently with antiresorptive and anti-angiogenic agents: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 4(4):196-207, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Lu Q, Warmoth K, Chen L, Wu C, Chu Q, Li Y, Gallagher MW, Stanton AL, Kagawa-Singer M, Young L, Loh A. A culturally sensitive Joy Luck Academy social support intervention for Chinese American breast cancer survivors: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols 10(9):e30950, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34550088.
- Cho D, Milbury K, Liao Y, Pettaway CA, Gregg JR, Li Y, McNeill LH. Study protocol: One plus one can be greater than two -- Ecological momentary assessment for Black prostate cancer survivors and partners. PLOS One 16(8):e0255614, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Barcenas CH, Song J, Murthy RK, Raghavendra AS, Li Y, Hsu L, Carlson RW, Tripathy D, Hortobagyi GN. Prognostic Model for De Novo and Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 5:789-804, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Srivastava A, Nogueras Gonzalez G, Weber D, Geng Y, Won AM, Cabanillas Maria E, Naing A, Myers J, Li Y, Chambers M. Prevalence of medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients treated with sequential antiresorptive drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis. Supportive Care in Cancer 29(5):2305-2317, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33190182.
- Parker NH, Basen-Engquist K, Rubin ML, Li Y, Prakash L, Ngo-Huang A, Gorzelitz J, Ikoma N, Lee JE, Katz MHG. Factors influencing exercise following pancreatic tumor resection. Ann Surg Oncol 28(4):2299-2309, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32886288.
- Prinsloo S, Vallone V, Moreno N, Sanchez H, Burgess H, Ike S, Novy D, Barcenas C, Li Y, Lopez G, Bruera E, Cohen L. Patient experiences of neurofeedback for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A case series comparing real and placebo treatment. Austin Neurosurgery: Open Access 7(1):1063, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Narayanan S, Lopez G, Powers-James C, Fellman B, Chunduru A, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Integrative oncology consultations delivered via telehealth in 2020 and in-person in 2019: Paradigm shift during the COVID-19 world pandemic. Integrative Cancer Therapies 20:1534735421999101, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33655797.
- Milbury K, Kroll J, Chen A, Antonoff MB, Snyder S, Higgins H, Yang C, Li Y, Bruera E. Pilot randomized controlled trial in women with non-small cell lung cancer to assess the feasibility of delivering group-based psychosocial care via videoconference. Integrative Cancer Therapies 20:15347354211052520, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Jones SR, Vidrine DJ, Wetter DW, Shih YCT, Sutton SK, Ramondetta LM, Elting LS, Walker JL, Smith KM, Frank-Pearce SG, Li Y, Simmons VN, Vidrine JI. A randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention for cervical cancer survivors and women with high-grade cervical dysplasia: Study protocol and design. JMIR Research Protocols 10(12):e34502, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34967755.
- Basen-Engquist KM, Raber M, Carmack CL, Arun B, Brewster AM, Fingeret M, Schembre SM, Harrison C, Perkins HY, Li Y, Song J, Chen M, Murray JL. Feasibility and efficacy of a weight gain prevention intervention for breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A randomized controlled pilot study. Supportive Care in Cancer 28(12):5821-5832, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32249355.
- Chi WJ, Myers JN, Frank SJ, Aponte-Wesson RA, Otun AO, Nogueras-González GM, Li Y, Geng Y, Chambers MS. The effects of zinc on radiation-induced dysgeusia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer 28(12):1-12, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32642950.
- Cho D, Basen-Engquist K, Acquati C, Pettaway C, Ma H, Markofski M, Li Y, Canfield SE, Gregg J, McNeill LH. Cultural adaptation of evidence-based lifestyle interventions for African American men with prostate cancer: A dyadic approach. American Journal of Men's Health 14(6):1557988320945449, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33148111.
- Lopez G, Narayanan S, Christie A, Powers-James C, Liu W, Garcia K, Gomez T, Wu J, Chunduru A, Williams J, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Effects of center-based delivery of Tai Chi and Qi Gong group classes on self-reported symptoms in cancer patients and caregivers. Integrative Cancer Therapies 19:1534735420941605, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32686504.
- Garrido-Castro AC, Saura C, Barroso-Sousa R, Guo H, Ciruelos E, Bermejo B, Gavilá J, Serra V, Prat A, Paré L, Céliz P, Villagrasa P, Li Y, Savoie J, Xu Z, Arteaga CL, Krop IE, Solit DB, Mills GB, Cantley LC, Winer EP, Lin NU, Rodon J. Phase 2 study of buparlisib (BKM120), a pan-class I PI3K inhibitor, in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 22(1):120, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33138866.
- Milbury K, Li Y, Durrani S, Liao Z, Tsao AS, Carmack C, Cohen L, Bruera E. A Mindfulness-Based Intervention as a Supportive Care Strategy for Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Three-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Oncologist 25(11):e1794-e1802, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32621630.
- Mama SK, Bhuiyan N, Chaoul A, Cohen L, Fagundes C, Hoover DS, Strong LL, Li Y, Nguyen NT, McNeill LH. Feasibility and acceptability of a faith-based mind-body intervention among African American adults. Translational Behavioral Medicine 10(4):928-937, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 30476343.
- Milbury K, S-P W, Durrani S, Li Y, Whisenant M, Li J, Lim B, Weinberg JS, Kesler S, Bruera E. Online couple-based meditation intervention for patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors and their partners: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 59(6):1260-1267, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32061834.
- Murthy RK, Song J, Raghavendra AS, Li Y, Hsu L, Hess KR, Barcenas CH, Valero V, Carlson RW, Tripathy D, Hortobagyi GN. Incorporation of clinical and biological factors improves prognostication and reflects contemporary clinical practice. NPJ Breast Cancer 6:11, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32219153.
- Cho D, Basen-Engquist K, Acquati C, Ma H, Pettaway C, Li Y, McNeill LH. Study Protocol: A lifestyle intervention for African American and Hispanic prostate cancer survivors on active surveillance and their partners. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 6:111, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32782817.
- Coletta AM, Brewster AM, Chen M, Li Y, Bevers TB, Basen-Engquist K, Gilchrist SC. High-intensity interval training is feasible in women at high risk for breast cancer. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 51(11):2193-2200, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31269007.
- Stevens EM, Vidrine DJ, Hoover DS, Wetter DW, Frank SG, Nguyen N, Li Y, Waters AJ, Meade CD, Wagener T, Vidrine JI. Enhancing smoking risk communications: The influence of need for cognition. American Journal of Health Behavior 43(5):950-962, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31439101.
- Hernandez M, Hernández-Valero MA, García-Prieto C, Patterson DG, Hajek RA, Recinos I, Lopez DS, Li Y, Jones LA, Hawk E. A pilot study evaluating organochlorine and organophosphate pesticide exposure in children and adolescents of Mexican descent residing in Hidalgo County, Texas. J Immigr Minor Health 21(4):751-760, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30066057.
- Coletta AM, Klopp AH, Fogelman D, Parikh AM, Li Y, Garg N, Basen-Engquist K. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Compared to Computed Tomography for Visceral Adiposity Assessment Among Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Survivors. Sci Rep 9(1):11500, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31395928.
- Xing Y, Lin NU, Maurer MA, Chen H, Mahvash A, Sahin A, Akcakanat A, Li Y, Abramson V, Litton J, Chavez-MacGregor M, Valero V, Piha-Paul SA, Hong D, Do KA, Tarco E, Riall D, Eterovic AK, Wulf GM, Cantley LC, Mills GB, Doyle LA, Winer E, Hortobagyi GN, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Meric-Bernstam F. Phase II trial of AKT inhibitor MK-2206 in patients with advanced breast cancer who have tumors with PIK3CA or AKT mutations, and/or PTEN loss/PTEN mutation. Breast Cancer Res 21(1):78, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31277699.
- Milbury K, Li J, S-P W, Shih T, Malliaha S, Li Y, Cohen L. A research protocol for a pilot, randomized controlled trial designed to examine the feasibility of a dyadic versus individual yoga program for family caregivers of glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 5(95), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- K-U P, Kuerer HM, Rauch GM, Leung JWT, Sahin AA, Wei W, Li Y, Black DM. Digital breast tomosynthesis for intra-operative margin assessment during breast conserving surgery. Annals of Surgical Oncology 26(6):1720-1728, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30877499.
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- Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW. Light versus heavy smoking among African-American men and women. Addict Behav 34(2):197-203, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 18976867.
- Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Costello TJ, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW. Pathways between socioeconomic status and modifiable risk factors among African American smokers. J Behav Med 32(6):545-557, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Huang X, Ning J, Li Y, Estey E, J-P I, Berry DA. Using short-term response information to facilitate adaptive randomization for survival clinical trials. Statistics in Medicine 28(12):1680-1689, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Leventhal AM, Waters AJ, Breitmeyer BG, Miller EK, Tapia E, Li Y. Subliminal processing of smoking-related and affective stimuli in tobacco addiction. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 16(4):301-12, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18729684.
- Waters AJ, Li Y. Evaluating the utility of administering a reaction time task in an ecological momentary assessment study. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 197(1):25-35, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18064440.
- Kendzor DE, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Mazas CA, Li Y, Vidrine JI, Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Businelle MS, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Socioeconomic status, negative affect, and modifiable cancer risk factors in African-American smokers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17(10):2546-54, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18842995.
- Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Li Y, Vidrine JI, Mazas CA, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Businelle MS, Wetter DW. Race/ethnicity and multiple cancer risk factors among individuals seeking smoking cessation treatment. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17(11):2937-45, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18990734.
- Li Y, Bekele BN, Ji Y, Cook JD. Dose-schedule finding in phase I/II clinical trials using a Bayesian isotonic transformation. Statistics in Medicine 27(24):4895-913, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18563789.
- Canada AL, Schover LR, Li Y. A pilot intervention to enhance psychosexual development in adolescents and young adults with cancer. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 6(49):824-8, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17226851.
- Ji Y, Li Y, Nebiyou Bekele B. Dose-finding in phase I clinical trials based on toxicity probability intervals. Clinical Trials 4(3):235-44, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17715248.
- Ji Y, Li Y, Yin G. Bayesian dose finding in phase I clinical trials based on a new statistical framework. Statistica Sinica 17(2):531-547, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
- Wetter DW, Mazas C, Daza P, Nguyen L, Fouladi RT, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L. Reaching and treating Spanish-speaking smokers through the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service: a randomized controlled trial. Cancer 109(2 suppl):406-13, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17149758.
- Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Greisinger A, Wetter DW. The influence of subjective social status on vulnerability to postpartum smoking among young pregnant women. American Journal of Public Health 97(8):1476-1482, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17600249.
- Yin G, Li Y, Ji Y. Bayesian dose-finding in phase I/II clinical trials using toxicity and efficacy odds ratios. Biometrics 62(3):777-787, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16984320.
- Toledo FGS, Li Y, Wang F, Bellin MD, Brand R, Cusi K, Fisher W, Kudva YC, Park WG, Saeed ZI, Yadav D, Considine RV, Graham SC, Andersen DK, Serrano J, Goodarzi MO, Hart PA. Pancreatic cancer-related diabetes and type 2 diabetes differ in multiple aspects of insulin homeostasis. Diebetologia.
- Yang P, Wei D, Chakraborty S, Nguyen P, Cusimano A, Deng D, Iqbal S, Nelson M, Cui M, Dai J, Gagea M, Li Y, Cohen L. Biofield therapy suppresses pancreatic cancer cell growth and metastases in part through the FOXM1 signaling pathway. Scientific Reports.
- Shin-Cho LJ, Whisenant M, Cohen L, Chen M, Barcenas CH, Li Y, Lu Q. Feasibility, acceptability, and experienced benefits of kind acts and gratitude letter interventions among collectivist and individualist culture cancer patients and caregivers: A pilot study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing.
Invited Articles
- Li Y. Power analysis. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Research Design (2nd edition; edited by Frey B) 1:1226-1229, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Li Y. Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Encyclopedia of Research Design (1st edition; edited by Salkind NJ) 1:1449-1449, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Book Chapters
- Lekdee K, Yang C, Lily I, Li Y. A uniform shrinkage prior in spatiotemporal Poisson models for count data. In: Modern Statistical Methods for Health Research. Emerging Topics in Statistics and Biostatistics. First edition. Springer, 83-102, 2021.
Patient Reviews
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