A crowdsourced ecosystem
Key facts
Many pediatric cancers are proving to have a genetically distinct component from their adult counterparts, demonstrating the need for childhood-specific genomic studies, datasets and therapeutic strategies
Specificity is the mark
Pediatric cancer has very particular characteristics that must be considered: sudden occurrence, no early symptoms and a high recovery rate (increasing in the last decades)
Early detection is key
In stark contrast to adult cancers, pediatric cancers grow fast and may have already spread to other parts of the body by the time they are diagnosed
Survivors deserve better
Up to 30% of children with cancer suffer severe long-term effects. Comprehensive care, treatment and follow-up are essential to improve their quality of life
Our focus
Childhood cancers are rare diseases. The only effective way to push forward research and ensure better care for children with cancer is through active collaboration, transparent communication and a solid knowledge exchange. We aim to harness the power of AI and real-world data into meaningful applications that can be integrated in the clinical practice to transform the way we diagnose, treat and care for children and adolescents living with cancer
Our pillars
Our commitment towards community building, ethical research, patient-centricity, data-driven innovation and knowledge transfer will grow and thrive around three cornerstones: an interactive state-of-the-art, a solid knowledge base and an engaged community around Childhood Cancer
An interactive state-of-the-art
A multi-perspective roadmap to collate the challenges, needs, priorities, mechanisms and tools necessary to implement such an ecosystem
A solid knowledge base
An information exchange hub for access, data collection and storage of available datasets, solutions, crowdsourced assets and innovation tools
An engaged community
We seek to connect key stakeholders in Childhood Cancer and AI to facilitate their interaction and develop new working streams with digital initiatives in the healthcare realm
Our framework
A single access point to boost knowledge exchange and collaboration: our one stop portal will host and curate a EU wide knowledge base for Childhood Cancer, providing insights on the disease and liaising future opportunities for collaboration
Our ambition
We are interacting with key people -like you- to understand their needs and views on the usefulness of a potential AI-based platform for Childhood Cancer. Through EU4CHILD’s fieldwork, we aim to identify ongoing topics and potential barriers in the uptake of AI solutions for the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and care of Childhood Cancer.