Yisheng Li, Ph.D.
Department of Biostatistics, Division of Discovery Science
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Division of VP, Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Regular Member, Division of Quantitative Sciences Program, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Division of School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2003 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, PHD, Biostatistics |
1998 | University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA, MS, Statistics |
1994 | Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, CHN, MS, Probability & Statistics |
1991 | Peking University, Beijing, CHN, BS, Probability & Statistics |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2010
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB) 3, 2022 - Present
Member, Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), 2017 - 2022
Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB) 5, 2010 - 2022
Ex-Officio Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), 2010 - Present
Associate Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB) 5, 2008 - 2010
Member, Psychosocial, Behavioral and Health Services Research Committee (PBHSRC), 2006 - 2009
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Kim C, Li Y*, Xu T, Liao Z. Bayesian nonparametric model for heterogeneous treatment effects with zero-inflated data. Statistics in Medicine 43(30):5968-5982, 2024. PMID: 39608809.
- Whisenant M, Weathers S-P, Li Y, Aldrich E, Ownby K, Thomas J, Ngo-Huang A, 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.
- Robertson MC, Swartz MC, Basen-Engquist K, Li Y, Jennings K, Thompson D, Baranowski T, Volpi E, Lyons EJ. A social media game to increase physical activity among older adult women: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate CHALLENGE. BMC Public Health 24(1):2172, 2024.
- 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. PMID: 38687505.
- Milbury K, Rosenthal D, Li Y, Ngo-Huang AT, Mallaiah S, Durrani S, Fuller CD, 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. PMID: 38447621.
- Lu Q, Dawkins-Moultin L, Cho D, Tan N, Hopfer S, Li Y, Ramondetta L, Xu Y, Lun D, Chen M. A multilevel intervention to promote HPV vaccination among young adults in Texas: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 24(1):1506, 2024.
- 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. PMID: 38301188.
- Milbury K, Ann-Yi S, Jones M, Li Y, Whisenant M, Yosouf S, Necroto V, 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. PMID: 38411282.
- *Yang C, Li Y. An extended Bayesian semi-mechanistic dose-finding design in oncology using pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic information. Statistics in Medicine 43(4):689-705, 2024. PMID: 38110304.
- Srivastava A, Nogueras Gonzalez GM, Geng Y, Singh J, Myers J, Li Y, Chambers MS. Oral toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: meta-analyses of clinical trials. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 7(1):24-40, 2024.
- Caswell-Jin JL, Sun L, Munoz D, Lu Y, Li Y, Huang H, Hampton JM, Song J, Jayasekera J, Schechter C, Alagoz O, Stout NK, Trentham-Dietz A, Lee SJ, Huang X, Mandelblatt JS, Berry DA, Kurian AW, Plevritis SK. Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality in the US—1975 to 2019. JAMA 331(3):233-241, 2024.
- Villasante-Tezanos A, Kuo Y-F, Kurinec C, Li Y, Yu X. A non-parametric approach to predict the recruitment for randomized clinical trials in elderly inpatient setting. BMC Medical Research Methodology 24:189, 2024.
- Deng N, Fahrmann JF, Reyes-Uribe L, Thoman WS, Munsell MF, Dennison JB, Murage E, Wu R, Hawk ET, Thirumurthi S, Lynch PM, Lazard AJ, Jindal S, Chu K, Chelvanambi M, Basen-Engquist K, Li Y, Wargo JA, McAllister F, Allison JP, Sharma P, Sinha KM, Hanash S, Gilchrist SC, Vilar E. Exercise training reduces the inflammatory response and promotes intestinal mucosa-associated immunity in Lynch Syndrome patients. Clinical Cancer Research 29(21):4361-4372, 2023.
- 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. 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. 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. PMID: 36921237.
- Hart PA, Kudva YC, Yadav Dhiraj, 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. PMID: 36404274.
- Milbury K, Whisenant M, Weathers SP, Malliaha S, Snyder S, Jackson N, Li J, Li Y, Silva RF, Shih YCT, Cohen L. Dyadic versus individual delivery of a yoga program for family caregivers of glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy: Results of a 3-arm randomized controlled trial. Cancer Medicine 12(6):7567-7579, 2023.
- Lopez G, Chaoul A, Warneke CL, Christie AJ, Powers-James C, Liu W, Narayanan S, Delgado-Guay M, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Self-administered meditation application intervention for cancer patients with psychosocial distress: A pilot study. Integrative Cancer Therapies 22:15347354221148710, 2023.
- Wang Y, Quesada AE, Zuo Z, Medeiros LJ, Yin CC, Li S, Xu J, Borthakur G, Li Y, Yang C, You MJ, Zhang Y, Lin P. The impact of mutation of myelodysplasia-related genes in de novo acute myeloid leukemia carrying NPM1 mutation. Cancers (Basel) 15(1):198, 2022.
- *Su X, Li Y, Müller P, Hsu C-W, Pan H, Do K-A. A semi-mechanistic dose-finding design in oncology using pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling. Pharmaceutical Statistics 21(6):1149-1166, 2022. PMID: 35748220.
- Lopez G, Eng C, Overman MJ, Ramirez DL, Liu W, Beinhorn C, Sumler SS, 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 12:19023, 2022.
- Singh S, Leticia C. Clemente LC, Parra 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):e2124678, 2022.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. PMID: 30476343.
- Milbury K, Weathers S-P, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. PMID: 31277699.
- Milbury K, Li J, Weathers S-P, 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.
- Park K-U, 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. PMID: 30877499.
- Milbury K, Li J, Weathers S-P, Mallaiah S, Armstrong T, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Pilot randomized, controlled trial of a dyadic yoga program for glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy and their family caregivers. Neuro-Oncology Practice 6(4):311-320, 2019. PMID: 31386042.
- Robertson MC, Lyons EJ, Song J, Cox-Martin M, Li Y, Green CE; Pinto B, Carmack C, Harrison C, Baum G, Basen-Engquist K. Change in physical activity and quality of life in endometrial cancer survivors receiving a physical activity intervention. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 17(1):91, 2019. PMID: 31133040.
- Hoover DS, Spears CA, Vidrine DJ, Walker JL, Shih Y-C T, Wetter DW, Elting LS, Ramondetta LM, Li Y, Gillaspy SR, Vidrine JI. Smoking cessation treatment needs of low SES cervical cancer survivors. American Journal of Health Behavior 43(3):606-620, 2019. PMID: 31046890.
- Milbury K, Liao Z, Shannon V, Mallaiah S, Raghuram N, Li Y, Yang C, Carmack C, Bruera, E, Cohen L. Dyadic yoga program for patients undergoing thoracic radiotherapy and their family caregivers: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology 28(3):615-621, 2019. PMID: 30659739.
- Lopez G, Milbury K, Chen M, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Couples symptom burden in oncology care: Perception of self and the other. Support Care Cancer 27(1):139-145, 2019. PMID: 29948392.
- Lopez G, Eddy C, Liu W, Li Y, Chen M, Bruera E, Cohen L. Physical therapist-led exercise assessment and counseling in integrative cancer care: effects on patient self-reported symptoms and quality of life. Integrative Cancer Therapies 18:1534735419832360, 2019. PMID: 30862209.
- Jayasekera J, Schechter CB, Sparano JA, Jagsi R, White J, Chapman JW, Whelan T, Anderson SJ, Fyles AW, Sauerbrei W, Zellars RC, Li Y, Song J, Huang X, Julian TB, Luta G, Berry DA, Feuer EJ, Mandelblatt J, CISNET-BOLD Collaborative Group. Effects of radiotherapy in early-stage, low-recurrence risk, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 110(12):1370-1379, 2018. PMID: 30239794.
- Jayasekera J, Li Y, Schechter CB, Jagsi R, Song J, White J, Luta G, Chapman JW, Feuer EJ, Zellars RC, Stout N, Julian TB, Whelan T, Huang X, Shelley Hwang E, Hopkins JO, Sparano JA, Anderson SJ, Fyles AW, Gray R, Sauerbrei W, Mandelblatt J, Berry DA, CISNET-BOLD Collaborative Group. Simulation modeling of cancer clinical trials: Application to omitting radiotherapy in low-risk breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 110(12):1360-1369, 2018. PMID: 29718314.
- Tam S, Boonsripitayanon M, Amit M, Fellman BM, Li Y, Busaidy N, Cabanillas M, Dadu R, Sherman SI, Waguespack SG, Williams MD, Goepfert RP, Gross ND, Perrier N, Sturgis E, Zafereo M. Survival in differentiated thyroid cancer: Comparing the AJCC cancer staging 7th and 8th editions. Thyroid 28(10):1301-1310, 2018. PMID: 30141373.
- Lopez G, Garcia MK, Liu W, Spano M, Underwood S, Dibaj SS, Li Y, Moguel R, Williams J, Bruera E, Cohen L. Outpatient acupuncture effects on patient self-reported symptoms in oncology care: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Cancer 9(29):3613-3619, 2018. PMID: 30310519.
- Vidrine DJ, Frank SG, Savin MJ, Waters AJ, Li Y, Chen S, Fletcher FE, Arduino RC, Gritz ER. HIV care initiation: A teachable moment for smoking cessation?. Nicotine Tob Res 20(9):1109-1116, 2018.
- Prinsloo S, Novy D, Driver L, Lyle R, Ramondetta L, Eng C, Lopez G, Li Y, Cohen L. The long-term impact of neurofeedback on symptom burden and interference in patients with chronic chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: Analysis of a randomized controlled trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 55(5):1276-1285, 2018. PMID: 29421164.
- Huang X, Li Y, Song J, Berry DA. A Bayesian simulation model for breast cancer screening, incidence, treatment, and mortality. Med Decis Making 38(1_suppl):78S-88S, 2018.
- van den Broek JJ, van Ravesteyn NT, Mandelblatt JS, Cevik M, Schechter CB, Lee SJ, Huang H, Li Y, Munoz DF, Plevritis SK, de Koning HJ, Stout NK, van Ballegooijen M. Comparing CISNET breast cancer models using the Maximum Clinical Incidence Reduction methodology. Med Decis Making 38(1_suppl):112S-125S, 2018.
- van den Broek JJ, van Ravesteyn NT, Mandelblatt JS, Huang H, Ergun MA, Burnside ES, Xu C, Li Y, Alagoz O, Lee SJ, Stout NK, Song J, Trentham-Dietz A, Plevritis SK, Moss SM, de Koning HJ. Comparing CISNET breast cancer incidence and mortality predictions to observed clinical trial results of mammography screening from ages 40 to 49. Med Decis Making 38(1_suppl):140S-150S, 2018.
- Lopez G, Liu W, Madden K, Fellman B, Li Y, Bruera E. Adolescent-young adults (AYA) with cancer seeking integrative oncology consultations: Demographics, characteristics, and self-reported outcomes. Support Care Cancer 26(4):1161-1167, 2018. PMID: 29082436.
- Kim C, Daniels M, Li Y, Milbury K, Cohen L. A Bayesian semiparametric latent variable approach to causal mediation. Stat Med 37(7):1149-1161, 2018.
- Hoover DS, Wetter DW, Vidrine DJ, Nguyen N, Frank SG, Li Y, Waters AJ, Meade CD, Vidrine JI. Enhancing smoking risk communications: The influence of health literacy and message content. Ann Behav Med 52(3):204-215, 2018.
- Pena I, Clayman GL, Grubbs EG, Bergeron JM, Waguespack SG, Cabanillas ME, Dadu R, Hu MI, Fellman BM, Li Y, Gross ND, Lai SY, Sturgis EM, Zafereo ME. Management of the lateral neck compartment in patients with sporadic medullary thyroid cancer. Head Neck 40(1):79-85, 2018. PMID: 29044788.
- Chaoul A, Milbury K, Spelman A, Basen-Engquist K, Hall MH, Wei Q, Shih YT, Arun B, Valero V, Perkins GH, Babiera GV, Wangyal T, Engle R, Harrison CA, Li Y, Cohen L. Randomized trial of Tibetan yoga in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Cancer 124(1):36-45, 2018.
- Plevritis SK, Munoz D, Kurian AW, Stout NK, Alagoz O, Near AM, Lee SJ, van den Broek JJ, Huang X, Schechter CB, Sprague BL, Song J, de Koning HJ, Trentham-Dietz A, van Ravesteyn NT, Gangnon R, Chandler Y, Li Y, Xu C, Ergun MA, Huang H, Berry DA, Mandelblatt JS. Association of screening and treatment with breast cancer mortality by molecular subtype in US women, 2000-2012. JAMA 319(2):154-164, 2018.
- Cox M, Basen-Engquist K, Carmack CL, Blalock J, Li Y, Murray J, Pisters L, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Song J, Cox-Martin E, Demark-Wahnefried W. Comparison of internet and telephone interventions for weight loss among cancer survivors: Randomized controlled trial and feasibility study. JMIR Cancer 3(2):e16, 2017.
- Arun B, Austin T, Babiera GV, Basen-Engquist K, Carmack CL, Chaoul A, Cohen L, Connelly L, Haddad R, Harrison C, Li Y, Mallaiah S, Nagarathna R, Parker PA, Perkins GH, Reuben JM, Shih YT, Spelman A, Sood A, Yang P, Yeung SJ. A comprehensive lifestyle randomized clinical trial: Design and initial patient experience. Integr Cancer Ther 1(16):3-20, 2017. PMID: 27903842.
- Correa-Fernández V, Díaz-Toro EC, Reitzel LR, Guo L, Chen M, Li Y, Calo WA, Shih YT, Wetter DW. Combined treatment for at-risk drinking and smoking cessation among Puerto Ricans: A randomized clinical trial. Addict Behav 65:185-192, 2017. PMID: 27825036.
- Mayer IA, Abramson V, Formisano L, Balko JM, Estrada MV, Sanders M, Juric D, Solit D, Berger MF, Won H, Li Y, Cantley LC, Winer EP, Arteaga CL. A SU2C phase Ib study of alpelisib (BYL719, a PI3Kα-specific inhibitor) with letrozole in ER+/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res 23(1):26-34, 2017. PMID: 27126994.
- Lopez G, McQuade J, Cohen L, Williams JT, Spelman AR, Fellman B, Li Y, Bruera E, Lee RT. Integrative oncology physician consultations at a comprehensive cancer center: analysis of demographic, clinical and patient reported outcomes. J Cancer 8(3):395-402, 2017. PMID: 28261340.
- Lopez G, Liu W, McQuade J, Lee RT, Spelman AR, Fellman B, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Integrative oncology outpatient consultations: long-term effects on patient-reported symptoms and quality of life. J Cancer 8(9):1640-1646, 2017. PMID: 28775783.
- Vidrine JI, Spears CA, Heppner WL, Reitzel LR, Marcus MT, Cinciripini PM, Waters AJ, Li Y, Nguyen NT, Cao Y, Tindle HA, Fine M, Safranek LV, Wetter DW. Efficacy of mindfulness-based addiction treatment (MBAT) for smoking cessation and lapse recovery: A randomized clinical trial. J Consult Clin Psychol 84(9):824-838, 2016. PMID: 27213492.
- Heppner WL, Spears CA, Correa-Fernández V, Castro Y, Li Y, Guo B, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW. Dispositional mindfulness predicts enhanced smoking cessation and smoking lapse recovery. Ann Behav Med 50(3):337-347, 2016. PMID: 26743533.
- Hsu CH, He Y, Li Y, Long Q, Friese R. Doubly robust multiple imputation using kernel-based techniques. Biom J 58(3):588-606, 2016. PMID: 26647734.
- Rogith D, Yusuf RA, Hovick SR, Fellman BM, Peterson SK, Burton-Chase AM, Li Y, Bernstam EV, Meric-Bernstam F. Patient knowledge and information-seeking about personalized cancer therapy. Int J Med Inform 88:52-57, 2016. PMID: 26878762.
- Mama SK, Li Y, Basen-Engquist K, Lee RE, Thompson D, Wetter DW, Nguyen NT, Reitzel LR, McNeill LH. Psychosocial mechanisms linking the social environment to mental health in African Americans. PLoS One 11(4):e0154035, 2016. PMID: 27119366.
- *Guo B, Li Y, Yuan Y. A dose-schedule-finding design for phase I/II clinical trials. J R Stat Soc Ser C Appl Stat 65(2):259-272, 2016. PMID: 26877554.
- Endrighi R, Waters AJ, Gottlieb SS, Harris KM, Wawrzyniak AJ, Bekkouche NS, Li Y, Kop WJ, Krantz DS. Psychological stress and short-term hospitalisations or death in patients with heart failure. Heart 102(22):1820-25, 2016. PMID: 27357124.
- Hall CS, Karhade M, Laubacher BA, Kuerer HM, Krishnamurthy S, DeSnyder S, Anderson AE, Valero V, Ueno NT, Li Y, Su X, Lucci A. Circulating tumor cells and recurrence after primary systemic therapy in stage III inflammatory breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 107(11):djv250, 2015. PMID: 26374427.
- Garcia MK, Graham-Getty L, Haddad R, Li Y, McQuade J, Lee RT, Spano M, Cohen L. Systematic review of acupuncture to control hot flashes in cancer patients. Cancer 121(22):3948-58, 2015. PMID: 26281028.
- Meric-Bernstam F, Brusco L, Shaw K, Horombe C, Kopetz S, Davies MA, Routbort M, Piha-Paul SA, Janku F, Ueno N, Hong D, De Groot J, Ravi V, Li Y, Luthra R, Patel K, Broaddus R, Mendelsohn J, Mills GB. Feasibility of Large-Scale Genomic Testing to Facilitate Enrollment Onto Genomically Matched Clinical Trials. J Clin Oncol 33(25):2753-62, 2015. PMID: 26014291.
- Robinson CD, Pickworth WB, Heishman SJ, Wetter DW, Cinciripini PM, Li Y, Rowell B, Waters AJ. Black cigarette smokers report more attention to smoking cues than White smokers: Implications for smoking cessation. Nicotine Tob Res 17(8):1022-8, 2015. PMID: 26180228.
- Holder AM, Akcakanat A, Adkins F, Evans K, Chen H, Wei C, Milton DR, Li Y, Do KA, Janku F, Meric-Bernstam F. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition is associated with rapamycin resistance. Oncotarget 6(23):19500-13, 2015. PMID: 25944619.
- Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Reitzel LR, Cao Y, Cinciripini PM, Marcus MT, Li Y, Wetter DW. Coping mediates the association of mindfulness with stress, affect and depression among smokers preparing to quit. Mindfulness 6(3):433-443, 2015.
- Adams CE, Cano MA, Heppner WL, Stewart DW, Correa-Fernández V, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW. Testing a moderated mediation model of mindfulness, psychosocial stress, and alcohol use among African American smokers. Mindfulness (N Y) 6(2):315-325, 2015. PMID: 25848408.
- González-Angulo AM, Krop I, Akcakanat A, Chen H, Liu S, Li Y, Culotta KS, Tarco E, Piha-Paul S, Moulder-Thompson S, Velez-Bravo V, Sahin AA, Doyle LA, Do KA, Winer EP, Mills GB, Kurzrock R, Meric-Bernstam F. SU2C phase Ib study of paclitaxel and MK-2206 in advanced solid tumors and metastatic breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 107(3):dju493, 2015. PMID: 25688104.
- *Guo B, Li Y. Bayesian dose-finding designs for combination of molecularly targeted agents assuming partial stochastic ordering. Stat Med 34(5):859-875, 2015. PMID: 25413162.
- Yusuf RA, Rogith D, Hovick SR, Peterson SK, Burton-Chase AM, Fellman BM, Li Y, McKinney C, Bernstam EV, Meric-Bernstam F. Attitudes toward molecular testing for personalized cancer therapy. Cancer 121(2):243-50, 2015. PMID: 25209923.
- Stewart DW, Reitzel LR, Correa-Fernández V, Cano MÁ, Adams CE, Cao Y, Li Y, Waters AJ, Wetter DW, Vidrine JI. Social support mediates the association of health literacy and depression among racially/ethnically diverse smokers with low socioeconomic status. J Behav Med 37(6):1169-79, 2014. PMID: 25391450.
- Rogith D, Yusuf RA, Hovick SR, Peterson SK, Burton-Chase AM, Li Y, Meric-Bernstam F, Bernstam EV. Attitudes regarding privacy of genomic information in personalized cancer therapy. J Am Med Inform Assoc 21(e2):e320-e325, 2014. PMID: 24737606.
- Stewart DW, Cano MA, Correa-Fernández V, Spears CA, Li Y, Waters AJ, Wetter DW, Vidrine JI. Lower health literacy predicts smoking relapse among racially/ethnically diverse smokers with low socioeconomic status. BMC Public Health 14:716, 2014. PMID: 25018151.
- Adams CE, Chen M, Guo L, Lam CY, Stewart DW, Correa-Fernández V, Cano MA, Heppner WL, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Mindfulness predicts lower affective volatility among African Americans during smoking cessation. Psychol Addict Behav 28(2):580-5, 2014. PMID: 24955676.
- Waters AJ, Szeto EH, Wetter DW, Cinciripini PM, Robinson JD, Li Y. Cognition and craving during smoking cessation: An ecological momentary assessment study. Nicotine Tob Res 16(Suppl 2):S111-S118, 2014. PMID: 23901053.
- Hsu C-H, Long Q, Li Y, Jacobs B. A nonparametric multiple imputation approach for data with missing covariate values with application to colorectal adenoma data. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 24(3):634-648, 2014. PMID: 24697618.
- Mayer IA, Abramson VG, Isakoff SJ, Forero A, Balko JM, Kuba MG, Sanders ME, Yap JT, Van den Abbeele AD, Li Y, Cantley LC, Winer E, Arteaga CL. Stand up to cancer phase Ib study of pan-phosphoinositide-3-kinase inhibitor buparlisib with letrozole in estrogen receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 32(12):1202-9, 2014. PMID: 24663045.
- Vidrine DJ, Fletcher FE, Buchberg MK, Li Y, Arduino RC, Gritz ER. The influence of HIV disease events/stages on smoking attitudes and behaviors: Project STATE (Study of Tobacco Attitudes and Teachable Events). BMC Public Health 14:149, 2014. PMID: 24517853.
- *Guo B, Li Y. Bayesian designs of phase II oncology trials to select maximum effective dose assuming monotonic dose-response relationship. BMC Med Res Methodol 14:95, 2014. PMID: 25074481.
- Vidrine JI, Shete S, Li Y, Cao Y, Alford MH, Galindo-Talton M, Rabius V, Sharp B, Harmonson P, Zbikowski SM, Miles L, Wetter DW. The ask-advise-connect approach for smokers in a safety net healthcare system: a group-randomized trial. Am J Prev Med 45(6):737-41, 2013.
- Basen-Engquist K, Carmack CL, Li Y, Brown J, Jhingran A, Hughes DC, Perkins HY, Scruggs S, Harrison C, Baum G, Bodurka DC, Waters A. Social cognitive theory predictors of exercise behavior in endometrial cancer survivors. Health Psychol 32(11):1137-48, 2013. PMID: 23437853.
- Stewart DW, Adams CE, Cano MA, Correa-Fernández V, Li Y, Waters AJ, Wetter DW, Vidrine JI. Associations between health literacy and established predictors of smoking cessation. Am J Public Health 103(7):e43-9, 2013. PMID: 23678912.
- Parker PA, Alba F, Fellman B, Urbauer DL, Li Y, Karam JA, Tannir N, Jonasch E, Wood CG, Matin SF. Illness uncertainty and quality of life of patients with small renal tumors undergoing watchful waiting: a 2-year prospective study. Eur Urol 63(6):1122–7, 2013. PMID: 23419322.
- Reitzel LR, Lahoti S, Li Y, Cao Y, Wetter DW, Waters AJ, Vidrine JI. Neighborhood vigilance, health locus of control, and smoking abstinence. Am J Health Behav 37(3):334-341, 2013. PMID: 23985180.
- Reitzel LR, Li Y, Stewart DW, Cao Y, Wetter DW, Waters AJ, Vidrine JI. Race moderates the effect of menthol cigarette use on short-term smoking abstinence. Nicotine Tob Res 15(5):883-9, 2013. PMID: 23288873.
- Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Castro Y, Cao Y, Businelle MS, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW. The relation between social cohesion and smoking cessation among black smokers, and the potential role of psychosocial mediators. Ann Behav Med 45(2):249-57, 2013. PMID: 23135831.
- Castro Y, Basen-Engquist K, Fernandez ME, Strong LL, Eakin EG, Resnicow K, Li Y, Wetter DW. Design of a randomized controlled trial for multiple cancer risk behaviors among Spanish-speaking Mexican-origin smokers. BMC Public Health 13:237, 2013. PMID: 23506397.
- Sofuoglu M, Herman AI, Li Y, Waters AJ. Galantamine attenuates some of the subjective effects of intravenous nicotine and improves performance on a Go No-Go task in abstinent cigarette smokers: a preliminary report. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 224(3):413-20, 2012. PMID: 22700039.
- Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Cao Y, Mazas CA, Li Y, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Neighborhood perceptions are associated with tobacco dependence among African American smokers. Nicotine Tob Res 14(7):786-793, 2012. PMID: 22180596.
- Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Cao Y, Ji L, Costello TJ, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Li Y, Castro Y, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Individual- and area-level unemployment influence smoking cessation among African Americans participating in a randomized clinical trial. Soc Sci Med 74(9):1394-401, 2012. PMID: 22405506.
- Parker PA, Swartz R, Fellman B, Urbauer D, Li Y, Pisters LL, Rosser CJ, Wood CG, Matin SF. Comprehensive assessment of quality of life and psychosocial adjustment in patients with renal tumors undergoing different surgical procedures. J Urol 187(3):822-826, 2012. PMID: 22245327.
- Waters AJ, Burgess A, Hughes DL, Jovanovic JL, Miller EK, Li Y, Basen-Engquist KM. Outcome expectancies and expectancy accessibility in exercise behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 42(2):414-439, 2012.
- Long Q, Hsu CH, Li Y. Doubly robust nonparametric multiple imputation for ignorable missing data. Statistica Sinica 22(1):149-172, 2012. PMID: 22347786.
- Reitzel LR, Nguyen N, Cao Y, Vidrine JI, Daza P, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Li Y, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Race/ethnicity moderates the effect of prepartum menthol cigarette use on postpartum smoking abstinence. Nicotine Tob Res 13(12):1305-1310, 2011. PMID: 21622498.
- Heppner WL, Ji L, Reitzel LR, Reitzel L, Castro Y, Correa-Fernandez V, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Dolan-Mullen P, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cinciripini P, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cofta-Woerpel L, Greisinger A, Wetter D. The role of prepartum motivation in the maintenance of postpartum smoking abstinence. Health Psychol 30(6):736-45, 2011. PMID: 21859215.
- Hsu C-H, Li Y, Long Q, Zhao Q, Lance P. Estimation of recurrence of colorectal adenomas with dependent censoring using weighted logistic regression. PLoS One 6(10):e25141, 2011.
- Cofta-Woerpel L, McClure JB, Li Y, Urbauer D, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Early cessation success or failure among women attempting to quit smoking: trajectories and volatility of urge and negative mood during the first postcessation week. J Abnorm Psychol 120(3):596-606, 2011. PMID: 21574667.
- Li Y, Müller P, Lin X. Center-adjusted inference for a nonparametric Bayesian random effect distribution. Statistica Sinica 21(3):1201-1223, 2011.
- Reitzel LR, McClure JB, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mazas CA, Cao Y, Cinciripini PM, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Wetter DW. The efficacy of computer-delivered treatment for smoking cessation. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20(7):1555-1557, 2011. PMID: 21613389.
- Reitzel LR, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cao Y, Castro Y, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Subjective social status predicts long-term smoking abstinence. BMC Public Health 11:135, 2011.
- Reitzel LR, Cromley EK, Li Y, Cao Y, Dela Mater R, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. The effect of tobacco outlet density and proximity on smoking cessation. American Journal of Public Health 101(2):315-320, 2011.
- Ji Y, Liu P, Li Y, Bekele BN. A modified toxicity probability interval method for dose-finding trials. Clin Trials 7(6):653-663, 2010. PMID: 20935021.
- Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Costello TJ, Castro Y, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Wetter DW. Breast feeding is associated with postpartum smoking abstinence among women who quit smoking due to pregnancy. Nicotine Tob Res 12(10):983-8, 2010. PMID: 20713441.
- Vidrine JI, Rabius V, Alford MH, Li Y, Wetter DW. Enhancing dissemination of smoking cessation quitlines through T2 translational research: A unique partnership to address disparities in the delivery of effective cessation treatment. J Public Health Manag Pract 16(4):304-308, 2010.
- Bekele BN, Li Y, Ji Y. Risk-group-specific dose finding based on an average toxicity score. Biometrics 66(2):541-548, 2010. PMID: 19645698.
- Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Cinciripini PM, Greisinger AJ, Wetter DW. Mechanisms linking socioeconomic status to smoking cessation: A structural equation modeling approach. Health Psychol 29(3):262-73, 2010. PMID: 20496980.
- Reitzel LR, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Cao Y, Businelle MS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Subjective social status affects smoking abstinence during acute withdrawal through affective mediators. Addiction 105(5):928-36, 2010. PMID: 20219054.
- Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Costello TJ, Castro Y, Reitzel LR, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Cinciripini PM, Greisinger AJ, Wetter DW. Financial strain and smoking cessation among racially/ethnically diverse smokers. Am J Public Health 100(4):702-706, 2010. PMID: 20167886.
- Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Li Y, Daza P, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Preventing postpartum smoking relapse among diverse, low income women: A randomized clinical trial. Nicotine Tob Res 12(4):326-35, 2010. PMID: 20154055.
- Li Y, Lin X, Müller P. Bayesian inference in semiparametric mixed models for longitudinal data. Biometrics 66(1):70-78, 2010. PMID: 19432777.
- Waters AJ, Miller EK, Li Y. Administering the implicit association test in an ecological momentary assessment study. Psychological Reports 106(1):31-43, 2010. PMID: 20402424.
- Reitzel LR, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Wetter DW. Acculturative and neighborhood influences on subjective social status among Spanish-speaking Latino immigrant smokers. Soc Sci Med 70(5):677-83, 2010. PMID: 20044186.
- Castro Y, Reitzel LR, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Mazas CA, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Acculturation differentially predicts smoking cessation among Latino men and women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18(12):3468-3475, 2009. PMID: 19959697.
- Waters AJ, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Li Y, Marcus M, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW. Associations between mindfulness and implicit cognition and self-reported affect. Subst Abus 30(4):328-337, 2009. PMID: 19904668.
- Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Cinciripini PM, Li Y, Marcus M, Waters AJ, Wetter DW. Associations of mindfulness with nicotine dependence, withdrawal, and agency. Subst Abus 30(4):318-327, 2009. PMID: 19904667.
- Shinn EH, Taylor CL, Kilgore K, Valentine A, Bodurka DC, Kavanagh J, Sood A, Li Y, Basen-Engquist K. Associations with worry about dying and hopelessness in ambulatory ovarian cancer patients. Palliat Support Care 7(3):299-306, 2009.
- Huang X, Ning J, Li Y, Estey E, Issa J-P, Berry DA. Using short-term response information to facilitate adaptive randomization for survival clinical trials. Statistics in Medicine 28(12):1680-1689, 2009.
- 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.
- 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. PMID: 18976867.
- Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: Relationships with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation. Nicotine Tob Res 11(2):178-84, 2009. PMID: 19246627.
- 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. PMID: 18729684.
- 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. PMID: 18563789.
- 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. PMID: 18990734.
- 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. PMID: 18842995.
- 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. PMID: 18064440.
- 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. 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. 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. PMID: Not in PubMed.
- 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. 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. 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. PMID: 16984320.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lu Q, Lun D, Dawkins-Moultin L, Li Y, Chen M, Giordano SH, Pennebaker JW, Wang C, Young L. Study protocol for Writing to Heal: A culturally based brief expressive writing intervention for Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors. PLOS One.
- Liu W, Zhong B, Wagner RW, Garcia MK, McQuade JL, Huang W, Li Y, Nogueras Gonzalez GM, 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.
Invited Articles
- Li Y. Power analysis. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Research Design (2nd edition; edited by Frey B) 1:1226-1229, 2022.
- Li Y. Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Encyclopedia of Research Design (1st edition; edited by Salkind NJ) 1:1449-1449, 2010.
Abstracts
- Lopez G, McQuade JL, Lee RT, Williams J, Spelman A, Fellman B, Li Y, Bruera E, Cohen L. Integrative oncology consultation and symptom palliation: Analysis of patient-reported outcomes at a comprehensive cancer center. J Clin Oncol 34(26_suppl):84, 2016. PMID: 28156437.
Book Chapters
- *Lekdee K, *Yang C, Ingsrisawang Lily, 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: Cham, 83-102, 2021.
Letters to the Editor
- Barcenas CH, Song J, Murthy RK, Raghavendra AS, Li Y, Hsu L, Carlson RW, Tripathy D, Hortobagyi GN. Reply to Letter to Editor: Systematic Bias in Medical Algorithms: To Include or Not Include Discriminatory Information?. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 6: e2100171, 2022.
- Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Response to Dr. DiFranza's letter. Nicotine Tob Res 11: 1124-1125, 2009.
Grant & Contract Support
Title: | Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) - Biostatistics Resource Group (BRG) |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Biostatistician |
Title: | Comparative Modeling: Informing Breast Cancer Control Practice and Policy |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI (Subaward from Georgetown University Medical Center) |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | A family-based approach to reducing obesity risk among African American families |
Funding Source: | NIH/NINR PREVENT Cancer Program |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Dyadic yoga Program for Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and their Family Caregivers |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Understanding barriers and decreasing the time to chemotherapy in a vulnerable population: Pilot study of a targeted intervention |
Funding Source: | Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | A Peer and Family-based Approach to Obesity in African American Families |
Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Yoga Program for Couples Coping with Lung Cancer |
Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
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-Investigator |
Title: | Mind-body Medicine for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Coping with Hodgkin Lymphoma |
Funding Source: | Gabrielles Angel FDN For Cancer Research |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | A social media game to increase physical activity among older adult women |
Funding Source: | NIH/NIA subaward via UTMB-Galveston |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | One Plus One Can Be Greater than Two: Ecological Momentary Assessment for Black Prostate cancer Survivors and Partners |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Reducing breast cancer risk through modifying body composition and decreasing inflammation in normal weight women |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
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 |
Title: | Comparative Modeling of Precision Breast Cancer Control Across the Translational Continuum |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI subaward via University of Wisconsin Madison |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Peer-Based Approaches to Enhance Physical Activity in Dyads of Inactive Women |
Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
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-Investigator |
Title: | Integrating acupuncture into postoperative pain management in patients undergoing open abdominal operations |
Funding Source: | MDACC Institutional Research Grant |
Role: | Collaborator |
Title: | Mobile-Health Delivery of Lifestyle Interventions for Women with Breast Cancer- NCORP Pilot Trial |
Funding Source: | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center |
Role: | OSC |
Title: | Promoting HPV Vaccination among Young Adults in Texas |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Parenting Intervention for Caregivers who Parent a Young Child while Caring for a Spouse with an Incurable Cancer |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Biofield Therapy in Oncology |
Funding Source: | Emerald Gate Charitable Trust |
Role: | Biostatistician |
Title: | Comparative Modeling of Precision Breast Cancer Control Across the Translational Continuum – Supplement |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Harmony & Health: A culturally adapted mind-body intervention to reduce sitting time in Black adults |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Added sugar as a dietary rick factor for the progression of breast cancer |
Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
Role: | Collaborator |
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-Investigator |
Title: | Multi-site feasibility and acceptability of a faith-based mind-body intervention in Black adults |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCCIH |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Supporting and Sustaining Behavior Change in Overweight Women with Breast Cancer: Biobehavioral Effects and Mechanisms of a Comprehensive Telehealth Lifestyle Intervention |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
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