Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Intermediate-Grade or High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Lymphoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma focused on measuring recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed recurrent or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of one of the following subtypes: Follicular center lymphoma, grade 3 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma Burkitt's lymphoma High grade B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt-like Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, CD30+ cell type Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, T-cell type Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, null-cell type Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's like Bidimensionally measurable disease 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: Any age Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL history of Gilbert's Disease AST no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine normal Cardiovascular: LVEF at least 45% by MUGA or echocardiogram Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Greater than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks since prior nitrosoureas or mitomycin) No greater than 96 mg/m2 mitoxantrone No greater than 400 mg/m2 prior doxorubicin or combined total doxorubicin and mitoxantrone No prior camptothecins No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormonal therapy except steroids for adrenal failure or hormones given for nondisease conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes) No concurrent dexamethasone or other steroidal antiemetics Radiotherapy: Greater than 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy except whole brain irradiation for documented CNS disease Surgery: Not specified
Sites / Locations
- Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
- UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- Lombardi Cancer Center
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC
- Broward General Medical Center
- Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
- Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
- West Suburban Center for Cancer Care
- Saint Anthony Medical Center
- Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated
- Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Baptist Hospital East - Louisville
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
- Lakeland Medical Center - St. Joseph
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)
- Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Washington University School of Medicine
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center
- Cooper University Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Elmhurst Hospital Center
- Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital
- CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
- North Shore University Hospital
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse
- CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
- NorthEast Oncology Associates
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cape Fear Valley Health System
- Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
- Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas
- Green Mountain Oncology Group
- Vermont Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction
- Martha Jefferson Hospital
- Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk
- MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center
- Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.
- St. Mary's Medical Center
- Ministry Medical Group - Northern Region
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Doxorubicin + topotecan
Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on day 1 and topotecan IV over 30 minutes on days 3-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression. Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years and annually for the next 3 years.