
Geoffrey Ira Shapiro MD PhD
Hematologic Oncology, Thoracic Cancer
Senior Vice President, Developmental Therapeutics; Clinical Director, Center for DNA Damage and Repair; Institute Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Summary
- Geoffrey Shapiro, MD, PhD, is an experienced oncologist based in Boston, MA, specializing in Developmental Therapeutics and early phase oncology clinical trials. He completed his internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and medical oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Shapiro directed the Phase 1 Program at Dana-Farber for 13 years and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Developmental Therapeutics. His clinical experience includes all solid tumors, including BRCA-associated cancers, as well as thoracic and gastrointestinal cancers. Aside from his clinical practice, Dr. Shapiro is an accomplished researcher, having published a range of studies related to cell cycle and DNA repair therapeutics in respected publications, and leads multiple clinical trials. He has been honored multiple times for his contributions to oncology, including the George P. Canellos Award for Excellence in Clinical Investigation and Patient Care from Dana-Farber, the Michaele Christian Early Drug Development Award from the National Cancer Institute, and the 2024 Distinguished Investigator of the Year award from the Massacusetts Society of Clinical Oncology (MASCO).
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1991 - 1994
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1988
Weill-Cornell Graduate School of Medical SciencesPh.D., 1987
Columbia College, Columbia UniversityB.A., Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1981
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2015, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2015, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2015, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Gemcitabine Plus Flavopiridol in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
- Alvocidib in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Refractory Solid Tumors or Hematologic Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
- Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Alvocidib in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Phase Ib Study of Sapacitabine and Olaparib in Patients with BRCA1/2-Mutated Metastatic Breast Cancer.Filipa Lynce, Noah Graham, Bose S Kochupurakkal, Huy Nguyen, Brittany Bychkovsky
Clinical Cancer Research. 2026-02-04 - Presenting Features and Causes of Diagnostic Delays: A Report From the NUT Carcinoma Registry.Sara A Walton, Justin J Kim, Francesco Paoloni, Jean W Liew, Danielle Haradon
JCO Precision Oncology. 2025-12-01 - BET Bromodomain Inhibition Reverses CDK4/6 Inhibitor Resistance in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer via Induction of miR-34a-5p.Renyan Liu, Xin Wang, Timothy B Branigan, Daryl Griffin, Caoibhne McSweeney
Clinical Cancer Research. 2025-12-01
Journal Articles
- KRASG12C Inhibition with Sotorasib in Advanced Solid TumorsDavid S Hong, Marwan G Fakih, Gregory A Durm, Geoffrey I Shapiro, Gerald S Falchook, Adrian Sacher, Crystal S Denlinger, John C Krauss, Andrew L Coveler, Suresh S Rama..., The New England Journal of Medicine
- Institutional Implementation of Clinical Tumor Profiling on an Unselected Cancer PopulationKhanh Do, Lauren L Ritterhouse, William C Hahn, Geoffrey I Shapiro, Barrett J Rollins, Neal I Lindeman, Alanna Church, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Bruce E Johnson, Frank C Kuo,..., The Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Clinical development of the CDK4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib and ribociclib in breast cancerBarroso-Sousa, Shapiro GI and Tolaney S.M., Breast Care, 1/1/2016
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- GSK525762, a selective bromodomain (BRD) and extra termina protein (BET) inhibitor: results from part 1 of a phase I/II open-label single-agent study in patients with...O’Dwyer PJ, Piha-Paul S, French C, Harward S, Ferron-Brady G, Wu Y, Barbash O, Wyce A, Annan M, Horner T, Parr NJ, Prinjha RK, Carpenter C, Shapiro G, Dhar A, Hann C, Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res, 1/1/2016
- Phase 2 study of nivolumab in metastatic leiomyosarcoma of the uterus.George S, Barysauskas CM, Solomon S, Tahlil K, Malley R, Hohos M, Polson K, Loucks M, Wagner AJ, Merriam P, Morgan JA, Rodig SJ, Hodi SF, Shapiro G, Demetri GD, J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2016
- In vivo synergism between PARP inhibitor olaparib and HSP90 ihibitor AT13387 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer patient-derived xenografts.Konstantinopoulos P, Palakurthi S, Zeng Q, Zhou S, Liu JF, Ivanova E, Paweletz C, Kommajosyula N, D’Andrea AD, Shapiro G, Matulonis UA, J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2016
Lectures
- Developmental Therapeutics and Tumor Biology (Nonimmuno)ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/4/2019
- Preliminary Results of the Stapled Peptide ALRN-6924, a Dual Inhibitor of MDMX and MDM2, in Two Phase IIa Dose Expansion Cohorts in Relapsed/Refractory TP53 Wild-Type ...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Trial design of a first-in-human phase 1 evaluation of SY-1365, a first-in-class selective CDK7 inhibitor, with initial expansions in ovarian and breast cancer.2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
Other
- Small molecule inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases. In: M.V. Blagosklonny, editor. Cell Cycle Checkpoints and Cancer.Shapiro GI, Landes Bioscience
Georgetown, TX - 1/1/2001 - Thesis: Influenza virus gene expression: viral RNA replication in vivo and in vitro.Shapiro GI, Weill-Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences,
Cornell University - 1/1/1987
Press Mentions
Dana-Farber Researchers Identify Interventions for Breast and Colorectal Cancer That Could Redefine Standard of CareMay 23rd, 2025
Novobiocin Attacks BRCA-Mutated Cancer Cells from Within and Without, Study ShowsMarch 14th, 2023
Computer Platform Helps Match Patients with Cancer to Trials of Targeted TherapyOctober 12th, 2022
Grant Support
- Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast CancerDANA-FARBER CANCER INST2013–2030
- Genetically engineered mouse model to improve therapy of NUT carcinomaBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- Novobiocin-mediated polymerase theta inhibition in homologous recombination repair-deficient cancersDANA-FARBER CANCER INST2022–2027
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network Site (DF/HCC ETCTN Site)DANA-FARBER CANCER INST2014–2026
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibition During S PhaseNational Cancer Institute2010–2012
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