Benicio Brest Zubaran seeks US$154,000 for leukemia treatment

Benicio Brest Zubaran, a 13-year-old from Longchamps, Argentina, is fighting high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After undergoing chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and a bone marrow transplant, recent medical tests indicate the disease has returned.

His family is seeking US$154,000 to fund a CAR-T cell therapy at the Pérez Scremini Foundation in Montevideo, Uruguay. This treatment involves genetically modifying the patient's immune cells to attack cancer cells. To help raise awareness and funds, his father has appealed to the players of Boca Juniors to help spread Benicio's story.