Chen, Yuming

Research Interests:

Been a Biostatistician, Dr Chen conducts clinical research with a focus on new statistical methodology such as adaptive design and survival analysis. His recent work has entailed the clinical trials including glaucoma, cardiac arrest, colon and Rectal cancer, head and neck cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) and myeloma patients. He is also joining the network of Asia-Pacific Hepatocellular Carcinoma Trials Group which collaborating clinicians to conduct preventive and therapeutic trials in HCC, carry out basic and translational research in this field and develop training and educational programs pertaining to HCC. Dr Chen has been biostatistcian on over 15 Clinical Trials and has authored over 20 papers.

Selected Publications:

Zhang YH, Chen YM, Chen GJ. Adaptive Nearest Neighbour Prediction. Journal of Anhui University Natural Science Edition. Jun. 1999; 23. No.2: 9-23.

Chen GJ, Chen YM. Statistical inference on comparing two distribution functions with a possible crossing point. Statistics and Probability Letters. 60(2002); 329-341.

Chen YM, Chen GJ, Bai ZD. Some Result on Two-stage Clinical Trials. Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica. 2003; 19, No.3: 447-458.

Chen GJ, Chen YM, Bai ZD. A Kind of Optimal Design in Urn Models. Acta Mathematica Scientia, 2003; 23A: 208-214.

Puhaindran ME, Sebastin SJ, Lim AYT, Xu WX, Chen YM. Absence Of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon In The Little Finger Is Not Associated With Decreased Grip Strength. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 2008; 107: 667-671.

How AC, Kumar RS, Chen YM, Su DH, Gao H, Oen FT, Ho CL, Seah SK, Aung T. A Randomized Cross-over Study Comparing Bimatoprost and Latanoprost in Subjects with Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol, 2009 Jun; 93(6):782-6. Epub 2009 Mar 30.

Lim SL, Tong CY , Ang E, Lee EJC, Chiong W, Chen YM, Ferguson M, Daniels L. Development and validation of 3-Minute Nutrition Screening (3-MinNS) tool for acute hospital patients in Singapore. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2009; 18 (3):395-403

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Joshi VD, Chen YM, Lim JFY. Public perceptions of the factors that constitute a ‘good healthcare system’. Singapore Med J. 2009; 50(10): 17-35.

Ngo ASY, Oh JJ, Chen YM, Yong D , Ong MEH, Intraosseous Vascular Access in Adults Using the EZIO in an Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009; in press.

Su LL, SK TC, Lim SL, Chen YM, Tan EAT, Pai NN, Gong YH, Foo J, Rauff M, Chong YS. The influence of maternal ethnic group and diet on breast milk fatty acid composition. Annals of Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2010; 6: 271-278.