Elena Provenzano

Dr Elena Provenzano is Lead Breast Histopathologist for the Cambridge Breast Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.  She undertook a PhD looking at the biology of DCIS and completed her pathology training in Melbourne, Australia in 2005, before moving to the UK to undertake a breast fellowship in Cambridge. Her current role combines clinical work and research, with key interests in the molecular taxonomy of breast cancer and assessment of tumour response to neoadjuvant therapy. She participated as a member of the BIG/ NABCG Residual Disease Working Group composing international guidelines for assessment of breast cancer post neoadjuvant chemotherapy. She is a co-investigator and pathology lead for several breast cancer trials that include Neo-TANGO, ARTemis, PARTNER, PRIMETIME, PIONEER and Neo-RT. She has maintained an interest in DCIS and more recently became one of the pathologists involved with the Sloane Project examining the characteristics and outcomes of pre-invasive lesions identified through the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Elena is a member of U.K. National Coordinating Committee for Breast Pathology and the Clinical Trials subgroup of the NCRI CM-Path Initiative.