A CITY schoolboy with a rare type of leukaemia has been given the all clear to have a life-saving stem cell transplantation.

Tests undertaken this week show the Pitmaston Primary School pupil Oscar Saxelby-Lee, five, has no cancerous cells left in his bone marrow following chemotherapy.

He has been battling T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia since December but, despite a matching donor having been found last month, he still needed to be almost cancer free before the life-saving transplant can take place.

In a post on Facebook page Hand in Hand for Oscar on Thursday, his parents Olivia Saxelby and Jamie Lee said they were “absolutely buzzing” with the results.

“You can imagine how proud we all are and above all how proud he is of himself,” they added.

Last week, the couple posted that Oscar was finally developing neutrophils – the white blood cells that indicate recovery in his bone marrow and immune system – paving the way for Wednesday’s tests.

Following his diagnosis at Christmas, Oscar was given just three months to find a stem cell donor.

Thousands of people were swabbed and registered at events across the city to find a tissue match for Oscar.

His parents have encouraged people to continue donating blood as their son still needs transfusions on a daily basis.

If you are aged between 17 and 55 and haven’t already registered, you can get a kit at dkms.org.uk/en/register-now