PET Study in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scans, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose PET scan to see how well it predicts outcomes in patients who have undergone high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVES: To determine if a fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan, performed as early as day 30 after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation, may be useful in identifying patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who may benefit from early interventions, including reduced intensity stem cell transplantation or additional therapy, to preempt disease relapse and improve overall survival. OUTLINE: Conventional imaging, biopsy, and clinical examination findings are reviewed to determine patient clinical outcome (e.g., complete remission, disease progression/relapse, or death related to the primary disease).

Official Title
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Positron Emission Tomography Study in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Conditions
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Lymphoma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Radiation: fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma Has undergone high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation at Vanderbilt University between March 1997 and August 2005 Has undergone fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose PET within 70 days prior to and/or at approximately 30 days and 100 days after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation Exclusion Criteria: PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Flourine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET<br>PET using fluorine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose to image cancer tumors | Radiation: fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography<br>* fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose is a radioactive isotope used in PET to detect cancer tumors<br>* Other names: fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose PET;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Correlation of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan with with patients' clinical outcomes. |  | from the date of stem cell transplant to date of clinical disease progression or to date of last follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Progression-free survival |  | from date of stem cell transplant to date of clinical disease progression or date of last follow-up | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage III adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage III marginal zone lymphoma, stage III small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma, stage IV marginal zone lymphoma, stage IV small lymphocytic lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent childhood large cell lymphoma, recurrent childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, recurrent mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, NC stage II adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, NC stage II adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, NC stage II grade 1 follicular lymphoma, NC stage II grade 2 follicular lymphoma, NC stage II grade 3 follicular lymphoma, NC stage II mantle cell lymphoma, NC stage II marginal zone lymphoma, NC stage II small lymphocytic lymphoma