Topotecan and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors or Lymphoma
Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Esophageal Cancer focused on measuring stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent esophageal cancer, stage III cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent small cell lung cancer, stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage III adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage III adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage IV adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage III small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage III marginal zone lymphoma, stage IV small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage IV marginal zone lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Microscopically confirmed solid tumor or lymphoma not potentially curable by conventional surgery or radiotherapy Previously unirradiated disease scheduled to receive thoracic irradiation of up to 60 Gy, including pulmonary and esophageal tumors No metastatic disease more effectively treated by systemic chemotherapy No history of brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0 or 1 WBC at least 4,000 ANC at least 1,500 Platelets at least 100,000 Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Calcium no greater than 11.0 mg/dL No pregnant or nursing women Pregnancy test required, as appropriate Effective contraception required of fertile patient PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: At least 4 weeks since chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas and mitomycin) and recovered At least 4 weeks since radiotherapy and recovered
Sites / Locations
- University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Arm I
Radiosensitization plus Radiotherapy. Topotecan hydrochloride, TOPO, NSC-609699; plus external-beam irradiation using linear accelerators with photon energies between 4 and 10 MV (electrons acceptable for the boost field).