Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma
Lymphoma

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphoma focused on measuring primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the central nervous system (CNS) including leptomeninges and the spinal cord No Burkitt's lymphoma or low grade T-cell lymphoma Must have at least 1 measurable lesion No AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) No disease confined to the eye without other localization in the CNS PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 16 to 60 Performance status: Karnofsky 40-100% Neurological functional status 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: No serious impairment of hepatic function Renal: No serious impairment of renal function Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance no less than 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: No serious impairment of cardiac function Other: HIV negative No congenital or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome No prior/concurrent systemic lymphoma No prior malignancy except: Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer Carcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri Not pregnant No severe uncontrolled infection PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent treatment with immunosuppressive drug Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Corticosteroid use for less than 3 weeks allowed Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: No prior organ transplantation
Sites / Locations
- U.Z. Gasthuisberg
- Institut Gustave Roussy
- Atrium Medical Centre
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
- Rotterdam Cancer Institute
- Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht