Funding announcement
Results of the 2025 Breakthrough Team Grants: Transforming the future of metastatic cancer
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Breakthrough Team Grants competition
The intent of the CCS Breakthrough Team Grants: Transforming the future of metastatic cancer model is to bring together passionate and talented teams of scientists, clinicians, patient partners, and knowledge users from across disciplines to work synergistically and ‘think big’ to address important gaps in cancer research that will be transformational for people affected by metastatic cancer. These projects total over $17.8 million in funding over the full term of these grants.
The primary scientific objectives for this Breakthrough Team Grants program are twofold:
Dormancy
To develop a better understanding of the biology of and mechanisms associated with cancer cell dormancy
Support
To better support people living with advanced or metastatic disease throughout the course of their disease
2025 CCS Breakthrough Teams
Conducting research, influencing policy and increasing access to psychedelic-assisted cancer therapy
A national research network to drive discoveries in palliative care for people with advanced cancer
Competition results
Investment by research goal
Figures below are representative of dollar value of investment
Investment by cancer site
Figures below are representative of dollar value of investment
Results by research area
Results by career stage
Results by province of principal investigator
Results by gender identity
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