Conditions: Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Mature T-Cell and NK-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Recurrent Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Recurrent Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Recurrent Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma Recurrent Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma Recurrent Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 93
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This phase II trial studies how well tipifarnib works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Tipifarnib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Tipifarnib may be an effective treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed description:
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess tumor response to R115777 (tipifarnib) in patients with relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Permanently closed to accrual 6/28/06) II. To assess tumor response to R115777 in patients with relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Permanently closed to accrual 9/26/07) III. To assess tumor response to R115777 in patients with uncommon non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.

IV. To evaluate toxicity associated with this regimen in patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate known and unknown molecular markers that may predict for response to R115777 in lymphoma tissue.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive tipifarnib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 6 months for 2 years.

Arms:
arm 1: Patients receive tipifarnib PO BID on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Interventions: intervention 1: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis intervention 2: Tipifarnib
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Correlative studies intervention 2: Given PO

Protocol document: