Chenghui Li, PhD

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: Associate Professor Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: College of Pharmacy Department: Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: Breast, Thoracic/ Lung, Multiple Myeloma
• Research Focus Area: Prevention, Treatment
• Type of Research: Population Sciences
• Research Interest Statement: My research focuses on analysis using large patient databases such as health insurance claim databases, electronic medicalrecords, and nationally representative surveys to study patients' utilization of and satisfaction with cancer treatment, healthoutcomes, and adverse events of treatment as well as their associated factors and racial/ethnic disparities in access to treatmentand outcomes.

Contact Information

• Email Address: CLI@UAMS.EDU
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Active Grants

• American Cancer Society, Inc. – RSGI-23-1039245-01-HOPS
  “Affordable care act on racial disparity in endocrine therapy use among females with early stage hormone receptor positive breast cancer”
  Principal Investigator
  7/1/2023 – 6/30/2025

Recent Publications

• Li C, Malapati SJ, James LP, Hutchins LF. Racial Disparity in Adherence to Endocrine Therapy among Women with Early-Stage Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Arkansas All-Payers Claims Database. Clinical breast cancer. 2024 24(7):647-659.e4. PMID: 39153933. PMCID: PMC11402574.
• Li C, Peng C, DelNero P, [et al.]. Investigating the coverage of the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database for examining health disparities related to persistent poverty areas in colorectal cancer patients. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2024. PMID: 39306812.
• Li C, Bishop TRP, Imamura F, [et al.]. Meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: an individual-participant federated meta-analysis of 1·97 million adults with 100 000 incident cases from 31 cohorts in 20 countries. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology. 2024 12(9):619-630. PMID: 39174161.
• Li C, Peng C, DelNero P, [et al.]. Sampling coverage of the Arkansas all-payer claims database by County's persistent poverty designation. Health services research. 2024 59(4):e14342. PMID: 38880660. PMCID: PMC11249802.
• Mahashabde RV, Bhatti SA, Martin BC, [et al., including Li C]. Immune checkpoint inhibitors as subsequent treatment in older adults with non-small cell lung cancer and synchronous brain metastases. Translational lung cancer research. 2024 13(7):1620-1634. PMID: 39118898. PMCID: PMC11304147.
• Pandit AA, Halpern MT, Gressler LE, [et al., including Li C]. Association of race/ethnicity and patient care experiences with healthcare utilization and healthcare costs among prostate cancer survivors: A SEER-CAHPS study. Journal of geriatric oncology. 2024 15(3):101748. PMID: 38493533. PMCID: PMC11017784.
• Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, [et al.]. Opioid therapy trajectories of patients with chronic non-cancer pain over one year of follow-up after initiating short-acting opioid formulations. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2024. PMID: 38243702. PMCID: PMC10906713.
• Schootman M, Li C, Ying J, [et al.]. Maximizing Readmission Reduction in Colon Cancer Patients. The Journal of surgical research. 2023 295:587-596. PMID: 38096772. PMCID: PMC10922981.
• Pandit AA, Halpern MT, Gressler LE, [et al., including Li C]. Association of race/ethnicity and patient care experiences with receipt of definitive treatment among prostate cancer survivors: a SEER-CAHPS study. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2023. PMID: 38001335. PMCID: PMC11162596.
• Dhuliawala S, Payakachat N, Painter JT, [et al., including Li C]. Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the United States. American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities. 2023 128(6):462-480. PMID: 37875275.
• Rojo MO, Prince LY, Li C, McSweeney JC. Heart Disease Knowledge and Awareness in African American and Hispanic Women. Southern medical journal. 2023 116(10):783-789. PMID: 37788811. PMCID: PMC10558080.
• Mahashabde R, Bhatti SA, Martin BC, [et al., including Li C]. Real-World Survival of First-Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment Versus Chemotherapy in Older Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Synchronous Brain Metastases. JCO oncology practice. 2023:OP2300042. PMID: 37729600.
• Landes RD, Li C, Sridharan V, [et al.]. A pooled analysis of nine studies in one institution to assess effects of whole heart irradiation in rat models. International journal of radiation biology. 2023:1-9. PMID: 37603396. PMCID: PMC10843572.
• Lakkad M, Martin B, Li C, [et al.]. Factors Associated With Guideline-Concordant Pharmacological Treatment for Neuropathic Pain Among Breast Cancer Survivors. Clinical breast cancer. 2023 23(6):598-619. PMID: 37328334.
• Pandit AA, Gressler LE, Halpern MT, [et al., including Li C]. Differences in racial/ethnic disparities in patient care experiences between prostate cancer survivors and males without cancer: A SEER-CAHPS study. Journal of geriatric oncology. 2023 14(6):101554. PMID: 37320932. PMCID: PMC10335318.
• Choi AN, Dayer LE, Stafford RA, [et al., including Li C]. Prior Pharmacy Work Experience as a Predictor of Clinical and Didactic Performance for Admissions Committees. American journal of pharmaceutical education. 2023 87(5):100053. PMID: 37288688.
• Pandit AA, Patil NN, Mostafa M, [et al., including Li C]. Rural-Urban Disparities in Patient Care Experiences among Prostate Cancer Survivors: A SEER-CAHPS Study. Cancers. 2023 15(7). PMID: 37046601. PMCID: PMC10093298.
• Lakkad M, Martin B, Li C, [et al.]. The use of gabapentinoids and opioids and risk of developing opioid-induced respiratory depression among older breast cancer survivors with neuropathic pain. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2023. PMID: 36753003.
• Li C, Malapati SJ, Guire JT, Hutchins LF. Consistency Between State's Cancer Registry and All-Payer Claims Database in Documented Radiation Therapy Among Patients Who Received Breast Conservative Surgery. JCO clinical cancer informatics. 2023 7:e2200099. PMID: 36724402. PMCID: PMC10166563.
• Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, [et al.]. Comparative Study of Opioid Initiation With Tramadol, Short-acting Hydrocodone, or Short-acting Oxycodone on Opioid-related Adverse Outcomes Among Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients. The Clinical journal of pain. 2022. PMID: 36728675. PMCID: PMC10210068.
• Patel MA, Bimali M, Li C, [et al.]. The effect of anticonvulsants on survival among patients with GBM brain tumors undergoing radiation: A SEER-Medicare analysis. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2022 106:32-36. PMID: 36265362. PMCID: PMC9896587.
• Lakkad M, Martin B, Li C, [et al.]. Healthcare costs and utilization associated with pain among breast cancer survivors: a propensity score matched cohort study using SEER-Medicare data. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2022. PMID: 36369622.
• Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, [et al.]. Development of a potential opioid misuse measure from administrative dispensing data and contrasting opioid misuse among individuals on long-term tramadol, long-term short-acting hydrocodone or long-term short-acting oxycodone therapy in Arkansas. Current medical research and opinion. 2022 38(11):1947-1957. PMID: 36000252. PMCID: PMC10507676.
• Pandit AA, Gressler LE, Halpern MT, [et al., including Li C]. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patient Care Experiences among Prostate Cancer Survivors: A SEER-CAHPS Study. Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.). 2022 29(11):8357-8373. PMID: 36354719. PMCID: PMC9689524.
• Pandit AA, Li C. Types of usual sources of care and their association with healthcare outcomes among cancer survivors: a Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) study. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2022. PMID: 35687273. PMCID: PMC10016387.
• ElHassan NO, Hall RW, Thomas BR, [et al., including Li C]. Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral and/or Conduct Disorder in Adolescence Among Former Preterm and Term Infants of Different Race and Ethnicities. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2022. PMID: 35578153.
• Li C, Najarian M, Halpern MT. Impact of Medicaid expansion and state-level racial diversity on breast cancer endocrine therapy prescriptions: A quasi-experimental, comparative interrupted time series study. Journal of cancer policy. 2022 31:100317. PMID: 35559873. PMCID: PMC9106970.
• Li C, Bhatti SA, Ying J. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Associated Cardiotoxicity. Cancers. 2022 14(5). PMID: 35267453. PMCID: PMC8909315.
• Hayes CJ, Krebs EE, Brown J, [et al., including Li C]. Impact of transitioning from long-term to intermittent opioid therapy on the development of opioid-related adverse outcomes: A retrospective cohort study. Drug and alcohol dependence. 2021 231:109236. PMID: 34974270. PMCID: PMC10041683.
• Hayes CJ, Krebs EE, Li C, [et al.]. Association between discontinuing chronic opioid therapy and newly diagnosed substance use disorders, accidents, self-inflicted injuries and drug overdoses within the prescribers' health care system: a retrospective cohort study. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2021. PMID: 34514677. PMCID: PMC8904270.
• Acharya M, Kim T, Li C. Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Use and Disease Progression in Early-Stage Melanoma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancers. 2021 13(17). PMID: 34503177. PMCID: PMC8431240.
• Mahashabde R, Li C. Nonelderly Adult Cancer Survivors in High Deductible Health Plan: Healthcare Expenditure, Utilization and Access. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2021 9(9). PMID: 34574864. PMCID: PMC8470928.
• Hayes CJ, Krebs EE, Brown J, [et al., including Li C]. Association Between Pain Intensity and Discontinuing Opioid Therapy or Transitioning to Intermittent Opioid Therapy After Initial Long-Term Opioid Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. The journal of pain. 2021. PMID: 34186177. PMCID: PMC10068896.
• Chopra D, Li C, Painter JT, [et al.]. Characteristics and Network Influence of Providers Involved in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Back, Neck or Joint Pain in Arkansas. The journal of pain. 2021. PMID: 34174385.
• Li C, Xia J, Franqui Machin R, [et al.]. TRIP13 modulates protein deubiquitination and accelerates tumor development and progression of B cell malignancies. The Journal of clinical investigation. 2021. PMID: 34061780. PMCID: PMC8279583.
• van der Plas E, Modi AJ, Li CK, [et al.]. Cognitive Impairment in Survivors of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated With Chemotherapy Only. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2021 39(16):1705-1717. PMID: 33886368.
• Li C, Narcisse MR, McElfish PA. Medical financial hardship reported by Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander cancer survivors compared with non-Hispanic whites. Cancer. 2020 126(12):2900-2914. PMID: 32196129.
• Patel M, Li C, Aronson JH, [et al.]. The effect of post mastectomy radiation therapy on survival in breast cancer patients with N1mic disease. Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland). 2020 51:50-56. PMID: 32213441. PMCID: PMC7375567.
• Hayes CJ, Krebs EE, Hudson T, [et al., including Li C]. Impact of opioid dose escalation on the development of substance use disorders, accidents, self-inflicted injuries, opioid overdoses and alcohol and non-opioid drug-related overdoses: a retrospective cohort study. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2020 115(6):1098-1112. PMID: 31944486. PMCID: PMC7263736.
• Hayes CJ, Krebs EE, Hudson T, [et al., including Li C]. Impact of opioid dose escalation on pain intensity: a retrospective cohort study. Pain. 2020 161(5):979-988. PMID: 31917775. PMCID: PMC7510136.
• Nalleballe K, Sheng S, Li C, [et al.]. Industry Payment to Vascular Neurologists: A 6-Year Analysis of the Open Payments Program From 2013 Through 2018. Stroke. 2020 51(4):1339-1343. PMID: 32078482.
• Goudie A, Martin B, Li C, [et al.]. Higher Rates of Preventive Health Care With Commercial Insurance Compared With Medicaid: Findings From the Arkansas Health Care Independence "Private Option" Program. Medical care. 2020 58(2):120-127. PMID: 31702590.
• Flannery AH, Hammond DA, Oyler DR, [et al., including Li C]. Vancomycin Dosing Practices among Critical Care Pharmacists: A Survey of Society of Critical Care Medicine Pharmacists. Infectious diseases. 2020 13:1178633720952078. PMID: 33029073. PMCID: PMC7522823.