There were fears that Georgie Hyslop – also known as Noah – would not make their 18th birthday after the teenager suffered a relapse at the beginning of this year.
Despite not expecting positive results, a clinical trial has now been hailed as a “live saver” with no signs of the disease evident.
It is another massive moment for Georgie who was first diagnosed at the end of 2023.
They first attended hospital in September 2023 whilst experiencing leg pain and assuming they had a stress fracture.
However, tests revealed that Georgie had Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer which affects the bones and soft tissue.
The teen underwent 14 rounds of gruelling chemotherapy and 33 rounds of radiation at their local hospital in Glasgow and was in remission by July 2024.
Though, at the beginning of 2025, the Hyslop family were devastated when scans revealed pain in Georgie’s shoulder was due to the cancer returning.
They joined a clinical trial in Glasgow and the disease stabilised until July 2025.
Unfortunately, the Ardrossan teenager started experiencing shoulder pain again in December 2025.
The family’s worst fears then came true – Georgie had relapsed and tumours were found in the lungs.
The Hyslop family started looking into clinical trial options when they received a call from their consultant in Glasgow about a trial taking place in Newcastle.
Georgie started on the trial in February 2026 and has now completed 11 cycles of treatment.
Scans currently show no sign of tumours in the lungs.
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The teen commented: “The team at Newcastle is fabulous and without them I may not have made my 18th birthday in July this year.
“They really are life savers. The trial is truly amazing.”
The trial is testing a new drug, known as an investigational medicine, for Ewing sarcoma that has worsened and not responded to previous treatment.
As part of the trial, Georgie receives the trial drug every three weeks at Great North Children’s Hospital, along with two other chemotherapy medicines that are already approved for use in the UK.
“Finding out Georgie had Ewing sarcoma was such a shock to our family,” their dad Paul commented.
“We assumed the leg pain was caused by a fracture or something harmless.
“Seeing them go through treatment was incredibly difficult and at one point we feared we wouldn’t see Georige reach their 18th birthday.
“When we found out about the trial in Newcastle, we thought it was worth trying but didn’t expect such positive results.
“The fact that there is currently no sign of cancer feels like a miracle. We cannot thank the Newcastle team enough for everything they have done for Georgie and our family.”