Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients With Advanced Leukemia or Lymphoma Who Are Eligible for Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Graft Versus Host Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Leukemia focused on measuring recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, graft versus host disease, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with documented chemosensitivity (complete response [CR], partial response [PR], or minor response [MR]) in first or second remission, first or second relapse, or high risk ALL with Ph positive 9/22 translocation; OR - Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with documented chemosensitivity (CR, PR, or MR) in first or second remission, or first or second relapse; OR - Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), chronic or accelerated, that is not in blast crisis; OR - Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with documented chemosensitivity in first or second relapse Consenting human lymphocyte antigen (HLA)-identical related donor required No active central nervous system (CNS) or skin leukemia involvement No disease that requires additional mediastinal radiation PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18-55 Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Greater than 8 weeks Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 times normal serum glutamate oxalo-acetate transaminase (SGOT) less than 2 times normal Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 times normal Cardiovascular: Left ventricular ejection fraction at rest at least 40% or within normal range Pulmonary: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) greater than 45% of predicted or within normal range Other: HIV negative At least 2 weeks since any active infection requiring intravenous treatment with antifungal, antibacterial or antiviral agents with the exception of coagulase negative staphylococcal line infection No coexisting medical problems that would significantly increase the risk of the transplant procedure Not pregnant or nursing PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No more that 2 prior therapy regimens Biologic therapy: No prior autologous or allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Prior radiation therapy subject to dose requirements Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 2 weeks since intravenous treatment with antifungal, antibacterial or antiviral agents, except for treatment of coagulase negative staphylococcal infection of an IV or central line
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Unselected peripheral blood haemopoietic stem cells (PBSC)
CD34+ cells isolated from PBSC
Unselected PBSC together with control graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis - Control
CD34+ cells isolated from PBSC using the Isolex 300i system together with cyclosporine