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Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin's or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Registration Number
NCT00002941
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow doctors to give higher doses of chemotherapy and kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating children who have recurrent or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Estimate the failure-free survival rate in a cohort of relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients after retrieval therapy which includes peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) in patients who achieve a complete remission or partial remission.

* Estimate the post complete/partial remission failure-free survival rate in these patients.

* Characterize the time to recovery of normal bone marrow function after transplantation in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive 2 courses of reinduction chemotherapy followed by bone marrow biopsy and aspirate prior to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest. If marrow involvement is still present at harvest, then 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy are given.

The PBSC transplantation preparative regimen should begin within 2 weeks of completing reinduction therapy course, consisting of the following:

* Carmustine IV over 3 hours on days -8, -7, and -6

* Etoposide continuous IV over days -8, -7, and -6

* Cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2

* Mesna as a 15 min infusion before each dose of cyclophosphamide then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours after initiation of each cyclophosphamide dose Methylprednisolone IV is given to protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued in each subgroup.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Reinduction TherapycarmustineTwo courses of reinduction chemotherapy followed by bone marrow biopsy and aspirate prior to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest. If marrow involvement is still present at harvest, then 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy are given. The PBSC transplantation preparative regimen should begin within 2 weeks of completing reinduction therapy course, consisting of the following: Carmustine IV over 3 hours on days -8, -7, and -6, Etoposide continuous IV over days -8, -7, and -6, Cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2, Mesna as a 15 min infusion before each dose of cyclophosphamide then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours after initiation of each cyclophosphamide dose Methylprednisolone IV is given to protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.
Reinduction Therapyperipheral blood stem cell transplantationTwo courses of reinduction chemotherapy followed by bone marrow biopsy and aspirate prior to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest. If marrow involvement is still present at harvest, then 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy are given. The PBSC transplantation preparative regimen should begin within 2 weeks of completing reinduction therapy course, consisting of the following: Carmustine IV over 3 hours on days -8, -7, and -6, Etoposide continuous IV over days -8, -7, and -6, Cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2, Mesna as a 15 min infusion before each dose of cyclophosphamide then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours after initiation of each cyclophosphamide dose Methylprednisolone IV is given to protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.
Reinduction TherapycyclophosphamideTwo courses of reinduction chemotherapy followed by bone marrow biopsy and aspirate prior to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest. If marrow involvement is still present at harvest, then 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy are given. The PBSC transplantation preparative regimen should begin within 2 weeks of completing reinduction therapy course, consisting of the following: Carmustine IV over 3 hours on days -8, -7, and -6, Etoposide continuous IV over days -8, -7, and -6, Cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2, Mesna as a 15 min infusion before each dose of cyclophosphamide then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours after initiation of each cyclophosphamide dose Methylprednisolone IV is given to protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.
Reinduction TherapyetoposideTwo courses of reinduction chemotherapy followed by bone marrow biopsy and aspirate prior to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest. If marrow involvement is still present at harvest, then 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy are given. The PBSC transplantation preparative regimen should begin within 2 weeks of completing reinduction therapy course, consisting of the following: Carmustine IV over 3 hours on days -8, -7, and -6, Etoposide continuous IV over days -8, -7, and -6, Cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2, Mesna as a 15 min infusion before each dose of cyclophosphamide then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours after initiation of each cyclophosphamide dose Methylprednisolone IV is given to protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.
Reinduction TherapymesnaTwo courses of reinduction chemotherapy followed by bone marrow biopsy and aspirate prior to peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest. If marrow involvement is still present at harvest, then 2 additional courses of induction chemotherapy are given. The PBSC transplantation preparative regimen should begin within 2 weeks of completing reinduction therapy course, consisting of the following: Carmustine IV over 3 hours on days -8, -7, and -6, Etoposide continuous IV over days -8, -7, and -6, Cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2, Mesna as a 15 min infusion before each dose of cyclophosphamide then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours after initiation of each cyclophosphamide dose Methylprednisolone IV is given to protect lungs from the toxic effects of carmustine.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Failure-free survival rate

Estimate the failure-free survival rate and persistent grade 3 toxicity rate of PBSCT in recurrent HD and NHL patients and to perform interim safety monitoring based on these endpoints.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Predictive value of MRD assessment
Estimating parameters relevant to recovery of normal bone marrow function

Trial Locations

Locations (234)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of South Alabama Medical Center

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Mobile, Alabama, United States

Phoenix Children's Hospital

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona Cancer Center

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Southern California Permanente Medical Group

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Downey, California, United States

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Duarte, California, United States

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Loma Linda, California, United States

Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center

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Long Beach, California, United States

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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