Chemotherapy Followed By Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory AIDS-Related Lymphoma
Lymphoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma focused on measuring AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma, AIDS-related diffuse large cell lymphoma, AIDS-related immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, AIDS-related small noncleaved cell lymphoma, HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma, AIDS-related diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, AIDS-related diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, AIDS-related lymphoblastic lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or Hodgkin's disease Failed to achieve complete remission with initial therapy OR Relapsed after initial therapy May be in complete remission after salvage therapy Sensitive to most recent chemotherapy Improvement of at least 25% in bidimensional tumor measurements OR Improvement in evaluable disease sustained over 4 weeks Measurable or evaluable disease HIV-1 positive CD4 greater than 50 cells/mm^3 (unless not receiving optimal antiretroviral therapy) HIV RNA less than 110,000 copies/mL (unless not receiving optimal antiretroviral therapy) No active leptomeningeal or parenchymal CNS involvement NOTE: A new classification scheme for adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been adopted by PDQ. The terminology of "indolent" or "aggressive" lymphoma will replace the former terminology of "low", "intermediate", or "high" grade lymphoma. However, this protocol uses the former terminology. PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Physiologic 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3 Hepatic: AST no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL (unless receiving indinavir) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No history of cardiac disease LVEF at least 45% Pulmonary: No history of symptomatic pulmonary disease DLCO at least 60% Other: No active opportunistic infections No cytomegalovirus retinitis or pneumonitis requiring maintenance therapy No sensitivity to E. coli-derived products Not pregnant Negative pregnancy test PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 1 week since prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: Chronic suppressive therapy for infection allowed
Sites / Locations
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center