Vaccine Therapy Following Chemotherapy & Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Lymphoma

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma focused on measuring recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Over 19 years of age Histologically proven grade I, II, or III follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that failed induction therapy Minimal disease state at day 100 to 6 months post-transplantatio Lymph nodes smaller than 2 centimeters (cm) Less than 20% bone marrow involvement with lymphoma Uncertain complete remission, defined by greater than 75% reduction in the size of the pre-transplantation mass not representing active disease Tissue sample safely accessible by biopsy, needle aspiration, or phlebotomy o Must have adequate circulating lymphoma cells Karnofsky greater than 70% Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3 (No restrictions if study vaccine administered at 6 months after transplantation) CD4+ count greater than 200/microliter (No restrictions if study vaccine administered at 6 months after transplantation) Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL (unless due to lymphomatous involvement) Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) less than 2 times normal (unless due to lymphomatous involvement) Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study participation Exclusion Criteria: Previously received no more than 2 high-dose chemotherapies before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Not pregnant or nursing/negative pregnancy test
Sites / Locations
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Effectiveness of Vaccine Therapy Following Chemotherapy & Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness, safety & toxicity of vaccine therapy following chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Vaccinations begin at day 100 or up to 6 months after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Participants receive autologous lymphoma-derived idiotype vaccine plus keyhole limpet hemocyanin subcutaneously (SC) on day 1. Sargramostim (GM-CSF) SC is administered on days 1-4. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 4 doses, followed 12 weeks later by the fifth and final dose.