Banu K. Arun MD

Dr. Banu Arun is a Professor in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Arun is also the Co-Medical Director of the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program. Her research interests include breast cancer treatment, biological markers, chemoprevention, and breast cancer genetics. Her laboratory and clinical research include characterization of risk factors in high-risk women with or without deleterious BRCA mutations and assessing breast cancer biology in patients with breast cancer who have mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.

Dr. Arun has served as the Principal Investigator of several phase II breast cancer prevention trials with agents such as celecoxib, atorvastatin and targretin, and also breast cancer trials with PARP inhibitors. Dr. Arun serves as a member for ASCO BOLD Task Force, NCCN breast cancer risk assessment committee member. Dr. Arun serves also as a SWOG Co-Chair for the Prevention Committee.