Pamela Munster, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), UCSF; Director, Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit and Leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Phone: (415) 353-7070 (appts)
Box 1711, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-1711

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Education

Kantonsschule Sargans, Switzerland, Baccalaureate, 1983, Sciences, Liberal Arts
University of Bern Switzerland, Doctorate, 1990, Medicine
University of Bern Switzerland, MD Thesis, 1992, Medicine

Professional Experience

• 1990-1992
  University of Bern, Department of Physiology, Teaching Assignment in Physiology
• 1992-1993
  Indiana University at Indianapolis, Krannert Institute of Cardiology
• 1993-1996
  Residency in Internal Medicine Indiana University Medical Center at Indianapolis
• 1996-1999
  Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center New York
• 1999-2000
  Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Breast Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
• 2000-2001
  Clinical Assistant Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Breast Cancer Service
• 2001-2006
  Assistant Professor: Division of Breast Oncology & Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute; Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Dept of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida
• 2006-2008
  Associate Professor: Division of Breast Oncology & Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute; Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Dept of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida
• 2007-present
  Faculty Affiliate, Colorade State University, Ft. Collins, CO
• 2008-2010
  Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF
• 2008-present
  Director, Early Phase Clinical Trials Program and Associate Director, Investigational Therapeutics, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
• 2010-present
  Professor in Residence, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF

Honors & Awards

• 1998
  John Mendelsohn House staff Teaching Award
• 1999
  AACR-AFLAC Young Investigators Scholar Award 1999
• 2000, 2001
  Byrne Fund Award
• 2003-2005
  Don Shula Career Development Award, 2003-2005
• 2007-2008
  Greatest Number of Investigator-Initiated Trials Written & Implemented, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
• 2008
  Research Highlights, Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Selected Publications

1. Rubenstein JL, Li J, Chen L, Advani R, Drappatz J, Gerstner E, Batchelor T, Krouwer H, Hwang J, Auerback G, Kadoch C, Lowell C, Munster P, Cha S, Shuman MA, Damon LE. Multicenter phase 1 trial of intraventricular immunochemotherapy in recurrent CNS lymphoma. Blood. 2013 Jan 31; 121(5):745-51.
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2. Bock M, Moore D, Hwang J, Shumay D, Lawson L, Hamolsky D, Esserman L, Rugo H, Chien AJ, Park J, Munster P, Melisko M. The impact of an electronic health questionnaire on symptom management and behavior reporting for breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Aug; 134(3):1327-35.
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3. Lin NU, Winer EP, Wheatley D, Carey LA, Houston S, Mendelson D, Munster P, Frakes L, Kelly S, Garcia AA, Cleator S, Uttenreuther-Fischer M, Jones H, Wind S, Vinisko R, Hickish T. A phase II study of afatinib (BIBW 2992), an irreversible ErbB family blocker, in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer progressing after trastuzumab. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jun; 133(3):1057-65.
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4. Munster PN, Moore AP, Ismail-Khan R, Cox CE, Lacevic M, Gross-King M, Xu P, Carter WB, Minton SE. Randomized trial using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist triptorelin for the preservation of ovarian function during (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Feb 10; 30(5):533-8.
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5. Algazi AP, Weber JS, Andrews SC, Urbas P, Munster PN, DeConti RC, Hwang J, Sondak VK, Messina JL, McCalmont T, Daud AI. Phase I clinical trial of the Src inhibitor dasatinib with dacarbazine in metastatic melanoma. Br J Cancer. 2012 Jan 3; 106(1):85-91.
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6. Munster PN, Daud AI. Preclinical and clinical activity of the topoisomerase I inhibitor, karenitecin, in melanoma. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2011 Nov; 20(11):1565-74.
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7. Raha P, Thomas S, Munster PN. Epigenetic modulation: a novel therapeutic target for overcoming hormonal therapy resistance. Epigenomics. 2011 Aug; 3(4):451-70.
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8. Campone M, Bondarenko I, Brincat S, Hotko Y, Munster PN, Chmielowska E, Fumoleau P, Ward R, Bardy-Bouxin N, Leip E, Turnbull K, Zacharchuk C, Epstein RJ. Phase II study of single-agent bosutinib, a Src/Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer pretreated with chemotherapy. Ann Oncol. 2012 Mar; 23(3):610-7.
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9. Munster PN, Thurn KT, Thomas S, Raha P, Lacevic M, Miller A, Melisko M, Ismail-Khan R, Rugo H, Moasser M, Minton SE. A phase II study of the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat combined with tamoxifen for the treatment of patients with hormone therapy-resistant breast cancer. Br J Cancer. 2011 Jun 7; 104(12):1828-35.
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10. Rauen KA, Banerjee A, Bishop WR, Lauchle JO, McCormick F, McMahon M, Melese T, Munster PN, Nadaf S, Packer RJ, Sebolt-Leopold J, Viskochil DH. Costello and cardio-facio-cutaneous syndromes: Moving toward clinical trials in RASopathies. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 May 15; 157(2):136-46.
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11. Thurn KT, Thomas S, Moore A, Munster PN. Rational therapeutic combinations with histone deacetylase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. Future Oncol. 2011 Feb; 7(2):263-83.
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12. Munster PN, Rubin EH, Van Belle S, Friedman E, Patterson JK, Van Dyck K, Li X, Comisar W, Chodakewitz JA, Wagner JA, Iwamoto M. A single supratherapeutic dose of vorinostat does not prolong the QTc interval in patients with advanced cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Nov 15; 15(22):7077-84.
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13. Munster PN, Marchion D, Thomas S, Egorin M, Minton S, Springett G, Lee JH, Simon G, Chiappori A, Sullivan D, Daud A. Phase I trial of vorinostat and doxorubicin in solid tumours: histone deacetylase 2 expression as a predictive marker. Br J Cancer. 2009 Oct 6; 101(7):1044-50.
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14. Munster PN, Carpenter JT. Estradiol in breast cancer treatment: reviving the past. JAMA. 2009 Aug 19; 302(7):797-8.
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15. Homsi J, Cubitt CL, Zhang S, Munster PN, Yu H, Sullivan DM, Jove R, Messina JL, Daud AI. Src activation in melanoma and Src inhibitors as therapeutic agents in melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2009 Jun; 19(3):167-75.
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16. Jim HS, Donovan KA, Small BJ, Andrykowski MA, Munster PN, Jacobsen PB. Cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors: a controlled comparison. Cancer. 2009 Apr 15; 115(8):1776-83.
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17. Sparano JA, Moulder S, Kazi A, Coppola D, Negassa A, Vahdat L, Li T, Pellegrino C, Fineberg S, Munster P, Malafa M, Lee D, Hoschander S, Hopkins U, Hershman D, Wright JJ, Kleer C, Merajver S, Sebti SM. Phase II trial of tipifarnib plus neoadjuvant doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide in patients with clinical stage IIB-IIIC breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Apr 15; 15(8):2942-8.
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18. Marchion DC, Bicaku E, Turner JG, Schmitt ML, Morelli DR, Munster PN. HDAC2 regulates chromatin plasticity and enhances DNA vulnerability. Mol Cancer Ther. 2009 Apr; 8(4):794-801.
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19. Daud AI, Dawson J, DeConti RC, Bicaku E, Marchion D, Bastien S, Hausheer FA, Lush R, Neuger A, Sullivan DM, Munster PN. Potentiation of a topoisomerase I inhibitor, karenitecin, by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid in melanoma: translational and phase I/II clinical trial. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Apr 1; 15(7):2479-87.
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20. Wong KK, Fracasso PM, Bukowski RM, Lynch TJ, Munster PN, Shapiro GI, Jänne PA, Eder JP, Naughton MJ, Ellis MJ, Jones SF, Mekhail T, Zacharchuk C, Vermette J, Abbas R, Quinn S, Powell C, Burris HA. A phase I study with neratinib (HKI-272), an irreversible pan ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in patients with solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Apr 1; 15(7):2552-8.
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