College of Public Health

 

College of Public Health


 

 





James R. Anderson, PhD
Stokes-Shakleford Professor of Biostatistics

Student Life Center, 2058
Phone: (402)559-6226
Fax: (402) 559-7259
Email: janderson@unmc.edu





Professional Summary

1977-1980 University of Southern California College of Medicine
1980-1989 Harvard University School of Public Health
1981-1990 Group Statistician, Cancer & Leukemia, Group B (CALGB)
1989-Present University of Nebraska College of Medicine
1995-Present Group Statistician, Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group
2004-Present Group Statistician, Children's Oncology Group

Courses Taught

Introduction to Epidemiology (2004)


Education

B.A. Mathematics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1973
Ph.D. Biomathematics, University of Washington, 1979

Research Interest & Projects

Design and analysis of clinical trials, especially cancer clinical trials; statistical and practical issues related to interim monitoring of clinical trials results and Data and Safety Monitoring Committees.

Studies of the treatment of childhood cancer, especially soft tissue sarcoma and renal cell tumors.

Ethical issues, including those related to Institutional Review Boards, in the conduct of clinical trials research.


Selected Publications

Arndt C, Hawkins D, Anderson JR, Breitfeld P, Womer R, Meyer W.  Age is a risk factor for chemotherapy-induced hepatopathy with vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide.  J Clin Oncol. 22:1894-901, 2004.

Sung L, Anderson JR, Donaldson SS, Spunt SL, Crist WM, Pappo AS.  Late events occurring five years or more after successful therapy for childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children's Oncology Group. Eur J Cancer. 2004 Aug;40(12):1878-85.

Rupp ME, Fitzgerald T, Marion N, Helget V, Puumala S, Anderson JR, Fey PD.  Effect of silver-coated urinary catheters: Efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and antimicrobial resistance.  Am J Infect Control, 34:445-50, 2004.

Chiu B C-H, Kolar C, Gapstur SM, Lawson T, Anderson JR, Weisenburger DD. Association of NAT and GST polymorphisms with non-Hodgkins lymphoma: a population-based case-control study. British J Haematology 128:610-15, 2005.

Enose Y, Destache CJ, Mack AL, Anderson JR, Ullrich F, Ciborowski PS, Gendelman HE. Proteomic fingerprints distinguish microglia, bone marrow, and spleen macrophage populations.  Glia. 51(3):161-72, 2005.

Donaldson SS, Anderson JR. Rhabdomyosarcoma: many similarities, a few philosophical differences (editorial). J Clin Oncol. 2005 Apr 20;23(12):2586-7.

Anderson JR (letter). More on data monitoring and large apparent treatment effects. Contemp Clin Trials 26:416-17, 2005.


Professional Affiliations

Children's Oncology Group