Chef Lorena Garcia celebrates the launch of a brain cancer research project to honor her brother
Lorena Garcia, alongside the Glioblastoma Research Organization (GBMRO) and physicians from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, gathered to commemorate the launch of Project Garcia, a nonprofit to fully fund glioblastoma —a rare and fast-growing form of brain cancer.The project, named after Chef Lorena Garcia’s brother, Carlos, will include novel research that uniquely applies a multiparametric intraoperative strategy to guide tumor resection and identify infiltrating tumor cells responsible for tumor recurrence.“We are very excited about this project with Sylvester,” said Amber Barbach, founder and director of GBMRO. “Their innovation and dedication to discovering breakthroughs make this an important collaboration in advancing treatment for this aggressive and extremely lethal form of cancer.” The project team under Michael E. Ivan, M.D., co-director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Brain Tumor Initiative, will combine stimulated Raman histology and 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopy to revolutionize the surgical treatment for glioblastoma, allowing better outcomes and more prolonged survival.