Radioimmunotherapy in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory 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, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven relapsed or refractory, low-grade, follicular, or transformed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) Prior rituximab allowed if no response achieved CD20-positive B-cells in lymph nodes or bone marrow required for small lymphocytic or transformed NHL Less than 25% of bone marrow cellularity in lymphoma cells No impaired bone marrow reserve, as indicated by one or more of the following: Prior myeloablative therapy with bone marrow transplantation or peripheral blood stem cell rescue Platelet count less than 100,000/mm3 Hypocellular bone marrow (no more than 15% cellularity) Marked reduction in bone marrow precursors of one or more cell lines (granulocytic, megakaryocytic, or erythroid) History of failed stem cell collection Not eligible for any active ibritumomab tiuxetan investigative protocols No CNS lymphoma, AIDS-related lymphoma, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia No pleural effusion 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: 18 and over Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: See Disease Characteristics Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Lymphocyte count no greater than 5,000/mm3 (for small lymphocytic lymphoma) Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study HIV negative No serious nonmalignant disease or infection that would preclude study No antimurine antibody reactivity PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 6 weeks since prior rituximab At least 3 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered No prior radioimmunotherapy At least 2 weeks since prior filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF) Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosourea or mitomycin) and recovered Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Biologic therapy At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No prior external beam radiotherapy to more than 25% of active bone marrow (involved field or regional) Surgery: At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery (other than diagnostic) and recovered Other: At least 3 weeks since prior anticancer therapy and recovered At least 8 weeks since prior phase II drugs and recovered No other concurrent myelosuppressive antineoplastic agents No other concurrent antineoplastic therapy
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Lombardi Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Rituxan + IDEC-In2B8, Rituxan + IDEC-Y2B8
For the first treatment, 250 mg/m2 Rituxan infusion and injection of IDEC-In2B8 (Indium- radioactive label) is given. If therapy is continued, approximately 1 week later a second infusion of Rituximab (250 mg/m2) is given followed by an infusion of IDEC-Y2B8 (Yttrium-radioactive label).