The Five New Cancer Grand Challenges Teams Taking on the Biggest Questions in Cancer Research

Cancer Grand Challenges is an international research initiative, galvanizing the global research community to take on cancer's toughest challenges through interdisciplinary team science. In this article, we introduce our five new teams, each awarded up to $25 million and their creative approaches to tackle five of our latest challenges.

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Cancer Discovery
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2026-03-04
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https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.cd-26-0215
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Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
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Abstract

Cancer Grand Challenges is an international research initiative, galvanizing the global research community to take on cancer's toughest challenges through interdisciplinary team science. In this article, we introduce our five new teams, each awarded up to $25 million and their creative approaches to tackle five of our latest challenges.

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