Conditions: Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Contiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Marginal Zone Lymphoma Contiguous Stage II Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Graft Versus Host Disease Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Marginal Zone Lymphoma Noncontiguous Stage II Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia 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 Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis Recurrent Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma Recurrent Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Recurrent Adult T-cell Leukemia/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 Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Relapsing Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma Stage I Adult Burkitt Lymphoma Stage I Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma Stage I Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma Stage I Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma Stage I Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma Stage I Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Stage I Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Stage I Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Stage I Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Stage I Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma Stage I Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma Stage I Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma Stage I Mantle Cell Lymphoma Stage I Marginal Zone Lymphoma Stage I Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome Stage I Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Stage II Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Stage II Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Stage II Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Stage II Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome 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 Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Stage III Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Stage III Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin 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 Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome 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 Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Stage IV Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Stage IV Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin 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 Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome Stage IV Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Untreated Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 20
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This phase II trial is studying how well rituximab works in preventing acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients undergoing a donor stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer. Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving a monoclonal antibody, rituximab, together with anti-thymocyte globulin, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil before and after the transplant may stop this from happening

Detailed description:
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD at day 100 after matched unrelated donor allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the day 100 transplant related mortality after matched unrelated donor allogeneic HCT when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen.

II. To determine overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) after matched unrelated donor allogeneic HCT when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen.

III. To determine the cumulative incidence of infectious complications at day 100 after matched unrelated donor HCT when incorporating rituximab in the conditioning regimen.

IV. To determine the effect of rituximab addition to the conditioning regimen on recovery of T regulatory (T-reg) cells, and to determine the effect of T-cell, including T-reg, number in the stem cell product and at day 30 on the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) and the cumulative infectious complications at day 100.

V. To determine the effect of rituximab addition to the conditioning regimen on antigen presenting myeloid cell recovery, and to determine the effect of dendritic cell subset DC1, DC2 and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), number in the stem cell graft and at day +30 on the incidence of acute GVHD grade II-IV and the cumulative incidence of infectious complications at day 100.

OUTLINE:

CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Patients receive one of the following conditioning regimens as per the transplant physician: cyclophosphamide and total-body irradiation (TBI); targeted busulfan and fludarabine; reduced-dose busulfan and fludarabine; or fludarabine and TBI.

GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE PROPHYLAXIS: Patients receive rituximab intravenously (IV) on days -6, 1, 8, and 15 and anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 6-8 hours on days -3 to -1. Patients also receive tacrolimus IV continuously and then orally (PO) beginning on day -1 and continuing until day 150 followed by a taper until day 180 and mycophenolate mofetil PO or IV twice daily on days -1 to 60.

TRANSPLANTATION: Patients undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on day 0.

Patients are followed up periodically for 100 days after transplant.

Arms:
arm 1: CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Patients receive one of the following conditioning regimens as per the transplant physician: cyclophosphamide and TBI; targeted busulfan and fludarabine; reduced-dose busulfan and fludarabine; or fludarabine and TBI.

GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE PROPHYLAXIS: Patients receive rituximab IV on days -6, 1, 8, and 15 and anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 6-8 hours on days -3 to -1. Patients also receive tacrolimus IV continuously and then PO beginning on day -1 and continuing until day 150 followed by a taper until day 180 and mycophenolate mofetil PO or IV twice daily on days -1 to 60.

TRANSPLANTATION: Patients undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on day 0.

Interventions: intervention 1: rituximab intervention 2: mycophenolate mofetil intervention 3: tacrolimus intervention 4: anti-thymocyte globulin intervention 5: allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation intervention 6: laboratory biomarker analysis intervention 7: graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy intervention 8: cyclophosphamide intervention 9: fludarabine phosphate intervention 10: busulfan intervention 11: total-body irradiation intervention 12: graft-versus-tumor induction therapy intervention 13: immunosuppressive therapy
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Given IV intervention 2: Given IV or PO intervention 3: Given IV intervention 4: Given IV intervention 5: Stem cell transplant intervention 6: Correlative studies intervention 7: Undergo graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy intervention 8: Given PO or IV intervention 9: Given IV intervention 10: Given IV intervention 11: Undergo TBI intervention 12: Undergo graft-versus-tumor induction therapy intervention 13: Undergo immunosuppressive therapy

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