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Williams Family Secures Perfect Stem Cell Match Ahead of DKMS Donor Drive

Nathan Williams will leverage his OT Coupe success at a Donington Park swab drive on August 10 to help fill the donor registry before his father’s September transplant.

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Overview

  • Andrew Williams, 50, relapsed in April, then secured a 100 percent stem cell match with a 48-year-old German donor at the end of May.
  • His transplant is scheduled for September at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre following preparatory chemotherapy.
  • A donor registration drive at Donington Park will run from 9 am to 5 pm on August 10, with DKMS providing mouth swabs to register new donors.
  • Nathan Williams, now eligible at 17, will join the register at the event after winning five OT Coupe races in a DKMS-branded car.
  • Only one-third of AML patients find a donor within their family, stressing the importance of public participation in international registries such as DKMS to improve survival rates.