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Dr.Xiaoyu Tang is a statistician who strives for a balance between developing novel statistical methods and applying staitstistics in real-world problems. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Math and Econ at Boston Univeristy, received her master's degree in statistics at Yale Univeristy, and graduated with her Ph.D degree in Biostatistics at Boston University. Before joining in XJTLU, she worked as a manager in biostatisitics at Pfizer. She had extensive experiences in designs and data analyses for Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials and real-world studies. Her methodological work focuses on statistical methods in clinical trials, meta analysis and survival analysis. In addition, she also collaborates with hospitals and industries to provide statistcal support.
Research interests
Meta Analysis/Network Meta Analysis, AI in Meta
Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials, such as surrogate endpoint validation , sample size re-estiamtion, etc.
Survival Analysis
Experience
Assistant Professor, XJTLU, 2024-
Manager in Biostatistics, Pfizer, 2022-2024
PhD in Biostatistics, Boston University 2018-2022
MA in Statistics, Yale University, 2017-2018
BA in Math and Economics, Boston University, 2013-2017
Teaching
APH 431 Essential Math for Pharmacy
APH 305 Evidence-based Medicine and Meta analyses
APH 421 Longitudinal Data Analysis
APH 306 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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Seeing is Understanding: 3D and AR in Math Education
Nafo, W. (PI), Li, Y. (Team member), Tang, X. (Team member) & Hernandez-Cruz, N. (Team member)
1/03/26 → 28/02/29
Project: Internal Research Project
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Meta-analytic evaluation of surrogacy in clinical trials with time-to-event endpoints
Tang, X. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 11 Article
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A Corrugated PVDF-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Sensor for Physiological Signal Detection
Cao, Z., Wu, D., Yuan, Y., Hu, R., Zhang, J., Gao, E., Chen, X., Lu, X., Tang, X. & Nie, B., 3 Feb 2026, In: ACS Sensors. 11, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Minimum distance estimation of mean and standard deviation from reported quantiles
Tang, X., Tong, T., Zhang, X. & Chu, H., 15 Apr 2026, In: Research Synthesis Methods .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concordance in Assessments Between Investigators and Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) in Hematology Oncology Clinical Trials: A Meta-Analysis
Tang, X., Dang, Y., Han, S., Cui, B., Kang, Y., Luo, X. & Zhang, H., 9 Nov 2025, In: Oncologist. p. oyaf375Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic microcirculation characteristics of plantar skin in response to life-like pressure in diabetes patients
Zhang, Z., Tang, X., Zhu, X., Teng, Z., Chen, W. M., Yu, J., Sun, X., Cui, Q., Geng, X. & Ma, X., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Tissue Viability. 34, 4, 100933.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MedRAGent: An Automatic Literature Retrieval and Screening System Utilizing Large Language Models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Chen, Z., Liu, T., Mo, Y., Fu, Q., Lei, S., Tong, T. & Tang, X., Sept 2025, In: medRxiv.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access