Irene Wapnir

Description

Dr. Wapnir’s work in the field of breast oncology spans clinical and translational research. Her past bench research centered on elucidating the activity of the sodium iodide symporter in lactation and breast cancer. She conducted studies on the impact of breast cancer locoregional recurrences with colleagues from the NSABP (NRG Oncology) Cooperative Oncology Group. Based on these, she co-chaired the CALOR (Chemotherapy for isolated locoregional recurrence of breast cancer) trial, that has since defined the use of systemic therapies for this patient population. Nationally, she has been continuously engaged in clinical trials as a member of the NRG Breast Locoregional Subcommittee and NCI-BOLD Task Force.