Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Total-Body Irradiation Followed By Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and radiation therapy to the entire body before an autologous peripheral stem cell transplant stops the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them. The patient's stem cells are then returned to the patient to replace the blood-forming cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy and radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving combination chemotherapy together with or without total-body irradiation followed by a stem cell transplant and to see how well it works in treating patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the outcome of patients with poor-risk, age-adjusted International Prognostic Index high- and high-intermediate-risk, intermediate- and high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing high-dose therapy comprising etoposide and cyclophosphamide, either carmustine or total-body irradiation, and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) given as a consolidation therapy. To evaluate the role of high-dose therapy and ASCT during first partial or complete remission (1PR/CR) in patients with poor-risk primary mediastinal large cell lymphoma. To evaluate the role of high-dose therapy and ASCT during first 1PR/CR in patients with advanced-stage mantle cell lymphoma. To evaluate the short-term and long-term toxicities of high-dose therapy and ASCT when performed during 1PR/CR in patients with poor-risk aggressive lymphomas. OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to disease (diffuse mixed, diffuse large cell, and immunoblastic lymphoma vs primary mediastinal large cell lymphoma vs small noncleaved cell lymphoma vs stage IV mantle cell lymphoma). Patients' peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are collected after mobilization. A minimum of 2.0 x 10^6 CD34+ cells/kg must be collected. Patients experiencing disease progression during stem cell collection will be removed from study. Patients are assigned to undergo 1 of 2 therapeutic regimens. Regimen 1: Patients undergo total-body irradiation (TBI) on days -8 to -5 and receive etoposide IV over 4 hours on day -4 and cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours on day -2. Patients undergo autologous PBSC transplantation on day 0. Regimen 2 (for patients who have received any prior thoracic irradiation or patients who underwent previous irradiation that precludes the use of TBI): Patients receive carmustine IV over 2 hours on days -7 to -5. Patients then receive etoposide and cyclophosphamide and undergo autologous PBSC transplantation as in regimen 1. Patients with residual bulky disease greater than 5 cm may undergo involved-field radiotherapy before or after transplantation. Patients are followed at days 7, 14, 21, 100 and 180 after PBSC transplantation, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

Official Title
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High-Dose Therapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation During Remission in Poor-Risk Age-Adjusted International Prognostic Index High and High-Intermediate Risk Group Patients With Intermediate Grade and High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Including Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Conditions
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Lymphoma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: carmustine
* Drug: cyclophosphamide
* Drug: etoposide
* Procedure: autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
* Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
* Radiation: total-body irradiation
* Drug: G-CSF


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Biopsy-proven diagnosis of high-grade (small noncleaved cell lymphoma [SNCCL] or immunoblastic lymphoma) or intermediate-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) including mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) SNCCL patients with all of the following factors at presentation of disease: Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 500 IU/L Unresectable bulky mass > 10 cm Stage IV disease with bone marrow involvement MCL Patients with stage IV disease or in International Prognostic Index (IPI) high- or high-intermediate-risk group at the time of diagnosis Considered at diagnosis to be high- (3 risk factors) or high-intermediate-risk (2 risk factors) based on an age-adjusted IPI Poor prognostic factors at diagnosis include stage III or IV disease, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level above normal, or ECOG performance status (PS) 2-4 Patients with primary mediastinal large cell lymphoma with or without sclerosis who at diagnosis had elevated LDH level with bulky mediastinal mass > 10 cm associated with a pleural effusion on chest radiography or computer tomography, or who have persistent mediastinal mass with positive disease by post-treatment gallium GA 67 scan Must have attained a complete response or partial response to first-line standard conventional chemotherapy ECOG PS 0-1 OR Karnofsky PS 80-100% Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min FEV_1 > 65% of predicted measurement or DLCO ≥ 45% of predicted measurement Cardiac ejection fraction > 50% by echocardiogram Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x normal SGOT or SGPT ≤ 2 x normal Exclusion Criteria: Evidence of lymphoma or < 10% lymphomatous involvement of bone by bilateral bone marrow aspiration and biopsy Abnormal cytogenetic study of bone marrow aspirate sample NOTE: A new classification scheme for adult non-Hodgkin 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. Positive HIV antibody Prior malignancies except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin Hepatitis B surface antigen positivity Prior bone marrow transplantation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics No prior bone marrow transplantation

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years
Maximum Age: 59 Years

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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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Irradiation in conditioning<br>total-body irradiation, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, infusion of peripheral blood stem cells, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), autologous hematologic stem cell transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | Drug: cyclophosphamide<br>* Used in Both Arms<br>* Other names: Cytoxan, CTX;Drug: etoposide<br>* Used in Both Arms<br>* Other names: VP-16;Procedure: autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation<br>* Both arms are given autologous stem cell transplantation<br>Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation<br>* Both arms are given peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (Peripheral blood stem cells are the material, autologous transplant is the modality).<br>Radiation: total-body irradiation<br>* Unique to the Radiation in Conditioning Arm<br>Drug: G-CSF<br>* G-CSF is given in both treatment arms, both to mobilize stem cells before apheresis, and to promote recovery of granulocytes after stem-cell re-infusion.<br>* Other names: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor;|
| Active Comparator: Carmustine in conditioning<br>Carmustine, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, infusion of peripheral blood stem cells, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | Drug: carmustine<br>* Unique to the Carmustine in Conditioning arm<br>* Other names: BCNU;Drug: cyclophosphamide<br>* Used in Both Arms<br>* Other names: Cytoxan, CTX;Drug: etoposide<br>* Used in Both Arms<br>* Other names: VP-16;Procedure: autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation<br>* Both arms are given autologous stem cell transplantation<br>Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation<br>* Both arms are given peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (Peripheral blood stem cells are the material, autologous transplant is the modality).<br>Drug: G-CSF<br>* G-CSF is given in both treatment arms, both to mobilize stem cells before apheresis, and to promote recovery of granulocytes after stem-cell re-infusion.<br>* Other names: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
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| Progression | Event will be recorded if it occurs any time post-transplant, until date of death, last recorded contact, or end-of-study; whichever comes first. Below is reported Progression-free Survival: event is relapse or progression, or death. | Assessed at date of progression post-transplant | 
| Mortality | Event will be recorded if it occurs any time from the date of transplant until the end-of-study date, or the date of last contact, whichever comes first. | Assessed at date of death post-transplant | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Short-term and Long-term Treatment-related Toxicities | Patient may be assessed for toxicities any time after transplant, up to death, last contact date, or end-of-study date. | Any time after transplant | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma, stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma