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PET Study in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Radiation: fluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
Registration Number
NCT00712556
Lead Sponsor
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Brief Summary

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

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).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
55
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

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Flourine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose PETfluorine 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyPET using fluorine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose to image cancer tumors
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survivalfrom date of stem cell transplant to date of clinical disease progression or date of last follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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