Pamela N. Munster
Expertise in
29
conditions

Dr. Pamela N. Munster

Oncology | Hematology
1825 Fourth St., Third Floor, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Expertise in
29
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1825 Fourth St., Third Floor, 
San Francisco, CA 

Overview

Dr. Pamela N. Munster is a medical oncologist who cares for patients with breast cancer. Her roles include director of the early-phase clinical trials program for cancer research; co-director of the UCSF Center for BRCA Research; and co-leader of UCSF's program in developmental therapeutics, which focuses on innovative research to find treatments for advanced cancer. In her own research endeavors, Munster is interested in developing new targeted therapies for treatment-resistant cancer. She studies changes in gene expression and resistance to therapy. Her lab is involved in projects evaluating hormone therapies for breast cancer as well as therapies that engage the immune system to fight tumors. She has published in numerous scientific journals and lectured on topics in breast oncology, such as the management of metastatic breast cancer, breast cancer receptors, clinical trials and translational research (the process of applying study findings to patient care). She has a published memoir, “Twisting Fate: My Journey with BRCA – From Breast Cancer Doctor to Patient and Back.” Munster earned her medical degree from the University of Bern in Switzerland. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Indiana University Health, followed by a fellowship in medical hematology and oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she also served as faculty in the breast cancer program. Prior to joining UCSF, Munster worked for six years in the Moffitt Cancer Center's division of breast oncology and experimental therapeutics program, serving as scientific director of breast research and co-chair of the phase 1 clinical trial program.

Dr. Munster is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Prostatectomy, and Liver Embolization.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 120 peer reviewed articles and participating in 32 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution

University Of Berne, MD

Residency

Indiana University Hospitals School of Med - GME, Internal Medicine

Specialties

Oncology
Hematology

Licenses

Internal Medicine in CA

Board Certifications

American Board Of Internal Med/Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology

Fellowships

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (GME), Hematology - Oncology

Hospital Affiliations

Ucsf Medical Center

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Female

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Locations

Breast Care Center
1825 Fourth St., Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158
Other Locations
Cancer Clinical Trials and Investigational Treatments Center
1825 Fourth St., Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158
Hereditary Cancer Clinic
1825 Fourth Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Munster has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Breast Cancer

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

30 Clinical Trials

Phase 1 / 2 Multicenter Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of APL-101 in Subjects With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors
Phase 1 / 2 Multicenter Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of APL-101 in Subjects With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: June 27, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: APL-101
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1 Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Recombinant Interleukin-12 in Patients With Solid Tumors
A Phase 1 Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Recombinant Interleukin-12 in Patients With Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1/2 Study of Olaparib in Combination With Ramucirumab in Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (10017760)
A Phase 1/2 Study of Olaparib in Combination With Ramucirumab in Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (10017760)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 03, 2026
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Olaparib, Ramucirumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase Ib/II, Multicenter Study of the Combination of LEE011 and BYL719 With Letrozole in Adult Patients With Advanced ER+ Breast Cancer
A Phase Ib/II, Multicenter Study of the Combination of LEE011 and BYL719 With Letrozole in Adult Patients With Advanced ER+ Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 30, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: LEE011, Letrozole, BYL719
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase II Open-Label, Randomized Study of PARP Inhibition (Olaparib) Either Alone or in Combination With Anti-PD-L1 Therapy (Atezolizumab; MPDL3280A) in Homologous DNA Repair (HDR) Deficient, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
A Phase II Open-Label, Randomized Study of PARP Inhibition (Olaparib) Either Alone or in Combination With Anti-PD-L1 Therapy (Atezolizumab; MPDL3280A) in Homologous DNA Repair (HDR) Deficient, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, Olaparib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1 Study of LY3200882 in Patients With Solid Tumors
A Phase 1 Study of LY3200882 in Patients With Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 2 Study of Cediranib in Combination With Olaparib in Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 2 Study of Cediranib in Combination With Olaparib in Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 25, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug, Procedure
Study Drugs: Cediranib Maleate, Olaparib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1 Study of ERK1/2 Inhibitor JSI-1187 Administered as Monotherapy and in Combination With Dabrafenib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors With MAPK Pathway Mutations
A Phase 1 Study of ERK1/2 Inhibitor JSI-1187 Administered as Monotherapy and in Combination With Dabrafenib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors With MAPK Pathway Mutations
Enrollment Status: Suspended
Publish Date: September 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase I/II, Multicenter, Open-label Study of MAK683 in Adult Patients With Advanced Malignancies
A Phase I/II, Multicenter, Open-label Study of MAK683 in Adult Patients With Advanced Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: MAK683
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1/1b, Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation Study of RMC 5552 Monotherapy in Adult Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors
A Phase 1/1b, Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation Study of RMC 5552 Monotherapy in Adult Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 15, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: RMC-5552
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase I Study to Evaluate the Tolerability, Efficacy, and Safety of Pazopanib in Combination With PCI-24781 in Patients With Metastatic Solid Tumors
Phase I Study to Evaluate the Tolerability, Efficacy, and Safety of Pazopanib in Combination With PCI-24781 in Patients With Metastatic Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: PZP115891, PCI-24781
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1 Study of SGN-STNV in Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1 Study of SGN-STNV in Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: SGN-STNV
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Multi-Center, Open Label Phase 1/2 Study of CYT-0851 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Malignancies and Advanced Solid Tumors
A Multi-Center, Open Label Phase 1/2 Study of CYT-0851 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Malignancies and Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 24, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: CYT-0851
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
An Open-label Phase 1b Study of ORIC-101 in Combination With Anticancer Therapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
An Open-label Phase 1b Study of ORIC-101 in Combination With Anticancer Therapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 15, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Epigenetic Priming for Immune Therapy in ER-Positive Breast Cancer in Biomarker Select Population
Epigenetic Priming for Immune Therapy in ER-Positive Breast Cancer in Biomarker Select Population
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 31, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Pembrolizumab, Tamoxifen, Vorinostat
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1/2 Multicenter, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Dose-Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Antitumor Activity of AO-176
A Phase 1/2 Multicenter, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Dose-Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Antitumor Activity of AO-176
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 22, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 1b Trial of the Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor Dinaciclib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer and Assessment of MYC Oncogene Overexpression
A Phase 1b Trial of the Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor Dinaciclib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer and Assessment of MYC Oncogene Overexpression
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 21, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Dinaciclib, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation Study of RMC-4630 Monotherapy in Adult Participants With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation Study of RMC-4630 Monotherapy in Adult Participants With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: September 01, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: RMC-4630
Study Phase: Phase 1
Ph1 Study of the Safety, PK, and PDn of Escalating Oral Doses of the Glutaminase Inhibitor CB-839, as a Single Agent and in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced and/or Treatment-Refractory Solid Tumors
Ph1 Study of the Safety, PK, and PDn of Escalating Oral Doses of the Glutaminase Inhibitor CB-839, as a Single Agent and in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced and/or Treatment-Refractory Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 20, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1/2 Study of LY3499446 Administered to Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors With KRAS G12C Mutation
A Phase 1/2 Study of LY3499446 Administered to Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors With KRAS G12C Mutation
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 24, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Extension Study of NKTR-102 in Subjects Previously Enrolled in NKTR-102 Studies
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Extension Study of NKTR-102 in Subjects Previously Enrolled in NKTR-102 Studies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 12, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase I Trial of Abexinostat Combined With Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Patients With Antiestrogen Refractory ER+, HER2- Breast Cancer and Gynecological Metastatic Tumors
Phase I Trial of Abexinostat Combined With Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Patients With Antiestrogen Refractory ER+, HER2- Breast Cancer and Gynecological Metastatic Tumors
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: May 18, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Combination Therapy of Rucaparib and Irinotecan in Cancers With Mutations in DNA Repair
Combination Therapy of Rucaparib and Irinotecan in Cancers With Mutations in DNA Repair
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 04, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase Ib/II Study of Eribulin in Combination With Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Solid Tumor Malignancies
A Phase Ib/II Study of Eribulin in Combination With Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Solid Tumor Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 03, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 1a/b Dose Escalation Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of OMP-131R10 in Advanced Solid Tumors and in Combination With FOLFIRI for Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
A Phase 1a/b Dose Escalation Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of OMP-131R10 in Advanced Solid Tumors and in Combination With FOLFIRI for Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 11, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Reversing Therapy Resistance With Epigenetic-immune Modification: Phase II Trial of Vorinostat, Tamoxifen and Pembrolizumab in Hormone Receptor Expressing Advanced Breast Cancer
Reversing Therapy Resistance With Epigenetic-immune Modification: Phase II Trial of Vorinostat, Tamoxifen and Pembrolizumab in Hormone Receptor Expressing Advanced Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 07, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase Ib Study of Ficlatuzumab With High Dose Cytarabine (HiDAC) in Relapsed and Refractory AML
Phase Ib Study of Ficlatuzumab With High Dose Cytarabine (HiDAC) in Relapsed and Refractory AML
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 24, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1 Open-label First-in-human Dose-escalating Safety and Tolerability Study Evaluating Subcutaneous Administration of Andes-1537 for Injection in Patients With Advanced Unresectable Solid Tumors That Are Refractory to Standard Therapy or For Which No Standard Therapy is Available
A Phase 1 Open-label First-in-human Dose-escalating Safety and Tolerability Study Evaluating Subcutaneous Administration of Andes-1537 for Injection in Patients With Advanced Unresectable Solid Tumors That Are Refractory to Standard Therapy or For Which No Standard Therapy is Available
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 18, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Clinical Effects of Orally Administered CB-5083 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Clinical Effects of Orally Administered CB-5083 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 27, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
An Open-Label, Parallel-Group, Multicenter, Phase 1 Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics of NKTR-102 for Injection (Etirinotecan Pegol) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors and Hepatic Impairment
An Open-Label, Parallel-Group, Multicenter, Phase 1 Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics of NKTR-102 for Injection (Etirinotecan Pegol) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors and Hepatic Impairment
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 06, 2017
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
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120 Total Publications

The Bi-steric, mTORC1-Selective Inhibitor, RMC-5552, in Advanced Solid Tumors: A Phase 1 Trial.
The Bi-steric, mTORC1-Selective Inhibitor, RMC-5552, in Advanced Solid Tumors: A Phase 1 Trial.
Journal: Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Published: June 05, 2025
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