Provocative Questions

Definition of Provocative Questions (reference NCI PQs) 

• Link one or more level of the Translational Framework  
• Link one or more level of the Cancer Continuum (e.g., blue arrows in cycle figure)
• Address one or more HDFCCC Research Priority 
• Research questions around which an RFA could be defined that would assemble a specific team, require specific resources 
• Requires multi-disciplinary, transdisciplinary team 
• Hypothesis-driven 
• High-risk, high-reward 
• Promote thinking outside the box 
• Can only be done at UCSF 
• Would require HDFCCC to develop the necessary tactics to allow question to be answered 
• Tied to catchment area 
• Involves the HDFCCC in the process of precision drug discovery 

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