Family 'over the moon' as little boy with leukaemia tests all-clear after US treatment

The family of a little boy who has been battling leukaemia since he was just a year old said they are 'over the moon' after he received the all-clear from doctors.

Dillan Ramsey, five, was first diagnosed with the cancer in May 2020. The 'kind and amazing' youngster since relapsed four times as he underwent gruelling chemotherapy, radiation treatment, cell therapy and a bone marrow transplant.

In a bid for hope, his mum Amy Ramsey, from Manchester, set up a Go Fund Me page to raise money for a potentially life-saving clinical trial in the United States. More than £580,000 was donated, with a host of influential supporters backing Dillan's campaign including Michelle Keegan, Manchester City and England footballer John Stones, designer Nadine Merabi and actors Brooke Vincent and Cath Tyldesley.

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In September, Dillan and his family flew out to Washington where he began a privately-funded new type of CAR T-cell therapy, which is only licenced in the US. Following weeks of demanding treatment, his mum said yesterday (November 14) said he had received 'all-clear' on a number of test results.

In an update posted on the Go Fund Me page, Amy said Dillan's blood, bone marrow and spinal fluid results had come back as clear. She said the family were 'over the moon' as they set to fly back to the UK last night.

Dillan will now undergo another transplant, with a donor already found. Amy said he will then spend another three months in hospital before they 'can go back to normal life for the first time ever'.

Amy wrote: "WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES…