Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Intermediate-Grade or High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Who Have Not Responded to Anthracycline-Containing Combination Chemotherapy
Lymphoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma focused on measuring 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
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed intermediate- or high-grade non- Hodgkin's lymphoma of the following histologies: Follicular, predominantly large cell Diffuse small cleaved cell Diffuse mixed, small and large cell Diffuse large cell Large cell, immunoblastic Lymphoblastic Small noncleaved cell Disease has relapsed following or is resistant to primary anthracycline-containing combination chemotherapy Objective response to salvage DHAP chemotherapy required Ineligible for bone marrow transplantation PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 64 Performance status: Zubrod 0 or 1 Hematopoietic: ANC at least 1,500 Platelets at least 140,000 Hb at least 10 g/dl Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dl (26 micromoles/liter) SGOT less than 4 x normal Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dl (133 micromoles/liter) Cardiovascular: LVEF greater than 50% No life-threatening arrhythmia by EKG No uncontrolled hypertension Pulmonary: FEV, FVC, and DLCO greater than 50% of predicted Other: No uncontrolled diabetes No other uncontrolled medical condition No history of second malignancy except: Nonmelanomatous skin cancer Carcinoma in situ Effective contraception required of fertile women PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Prior anthracycline-containing combination chemotherapy required Prior salvage DHAP chemotherapy required Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified
Sites / Locations
- Ottawa Regional Cancer Center - General Division
- Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre - Civic Campus