  Pediatric tumors of the central nervous system are the most common cause of
cancer-related death in children. The five-year survival rate for high-grade
gliomas in children is less than 20%. Due to their rarity, the diagnosis of
these entities is often delayed, their treatment is mainly based on historic
treatment concepts, and clinical trials require multi-institutional
collaborations. Here we present the CBTN-CONNECT-DIPGR-ASNR-MICCAI BraTS-PEDs
challenge, focused on pediatric brain tumors with data acquired across multiple
international consortia dedicated to pediatric neuro-oncology and clinical
trials. The CBTN-CONNECT-DIPGR-ASNR-MICCAI BraTS-PEDs challenge brings together
clinicians and AI/imaging scientists to lead to faster development of automated
segmentation techniques that could benefit clinical trials, and ultimately the
care of children with brain tumors.
