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Sequential 4-, 5-, and 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. IdSHAP: IDA/CDDP/ARA-C/MePRDL; followed by BIdCOS: BLEO/IDA/CTX/VCR/MePRDL; followed by MINE: Mesna/IFF/DHAD/VP-16.

Alternating triple therapy (ATT) of IdSHAP (idarubicin, cisplatin, cytarabine, methylprednisolone), BIdCOS (idarubicin, vincristine, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, methylprednisolone), and MINE (mesna, ifosfamide, mitoxantrone, etoposide).

4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone): CTX/DOX/VCR/PRED.

bleomycin sulfate

CHOP regimen

cisplatin

cyclophosphamide

cytarabine

doxorubicin hydrochloride

etoposide

idarubicin

ifosfamide

mesna

methylprednisolone

mitoxantrone hydrochloride

prednisone

vincristine sulfate

Fernando Cabanillas, MD

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for intermediate-grade or immunoblastic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have intermediate-grade or immunoblastic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare, in a randomized setting, the time to treatment failure and the survival of patients with poor-prognosis intermediate-grade or immunoblastic lymphoma treated with the standard regimen of CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) versus the new alternating triple therapy (ATT) of IdSHAP (idarubicin, cisplatin, cytarabine, methylprednisolone), BIdCOS (idarubicin, vincristine, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, methylprednisolone), and MINE (mesna, ifosfamide, mitoxantrone, etoposide).

II. Compare the complete response rate achieved with ATT versus standard CHOP.

III. Assess the feasibility of delivering full standard doses of chemotherapy to patients over 60 years of age who receive granulocyte colony stimulating factor support.

IV. Compare the predictive capability of the M.D. Anderson Tumor Score System versus the International Index System.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. The following acronyms are used: ARA-C Cytarabine, NSC-63878 BLEO Bleomycin, NSC-125066 CDDP Cisplatin, NSC-119875 CTX Cyclophosphamide, NSC-26271 DHAD Mitoxantrone, NSC-301739 DOX Doxorubicin, NSC-123127 G-CSF Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (source unspecified) IDA Idarubicin, NSC-256439 IFF Ifosfamide, NSC-109724 MePRDL Methylprednisolone succinate Mesna Mercaptoethane sulfonate, NSC-113891 PRED Prednisone, NSC-10023 VCR Vincristine, NSC-67574 VP-16 Etoposide, NSC-141540

Arm I: Sequential 4-, 5-, and 3-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. IdSHAP: IDA/CDDP/ARA-C/MePRDL; followed by BIdCOS: BLEO/IDA/CTX/VCR/MePRDL; followed by MINE: Mesna/IFF/DHAD/VP-16.

Arm II: 4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. CHOP: CTX/DOX/VCR/PRED.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 218 evaluable patients will be accrued over approximately 31 months to this multicenter study. If either arm is significantly inferior at interim analyses after 31 and 60 treatment failures, consideration will be given to early closure.

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Intermediate-Grade or Immunoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF ALTERNATING TRIPLE THERAPY ("ATT") VERUS CHOP IN PATIENTS WITH INTERMEDIATE GRADE LYMPHOMAS AND IMMUNOBLASTIC LYMPHOMAS WITH INTERNATIONAL INDEX 2-5

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Infections

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Burkitt Lymphoma

Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

prednisolone

Eric Michael Bessell, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCR

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisolone, with either mitoxantrone or doxorubicin in treating patients with intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the treatment-related neurologic and hematologic toxicities of patients aged 65 years and over with intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma randomized to CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) vs. MCOP (mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisolone). II. Compare the survival rate in these patients.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. The following acronyms are used: CHOP CTX/DOX/VCR/PRDL CTX Cyclophosphamide, NSC-26271 DHAD Mitoxantrone, NSC-301739 DOX Doxorubicin, NSC-123127 MCOP DHAD/CTX/VCR/PRDL PRDL Prednisolone, NSC-9900 VCR Vincristine, NSC-67574 Arm I: 4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. CHOP. Arm II: 4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. MCOP.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 200 patients will be entered over approximately 5 years.

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Older Patients With Intermediate- or High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

A RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE TRIAL OF CHOP VERSUS MCOP IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH GRADE NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA (AGED 65 YEARS AND OVER)

Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials Centre

Heart and Blood Diseases

Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell

Lymphoma, B-Cell

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Mantle Cell Lymphoma

B-cell Lymphoma

Indolent B Cell Lymphoma

Antibodies

Antibodies, Monoclonal

Rituximab

Immunoglobulins

Interferons

Interferon-alpha

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological

recombinant interferon alfa

rituximab

Robert O. Dillman, MD, FACP

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining interferon alfa or the monoclonal antibody rituximab with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus interferon alfa or rituximab in treating patients who have high risk stage III or stage IV lymphoma.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the toxicity of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) with either interferon alfa or rituximab in patients with stage III or IV high risk indolent or intermediate B-cell lymphoma. II. Determine the objective tumor response rate and duration of response for these regimens in these patients. III. Determine the failure free survival and overall survival for these patients on these regimens. IV. Compare the response rate and survival rate of these patients on these regimens to similar patients treated in published studies. V. Compare the toxicities of these regimens in these patients. VI. Determine the quality of life of these patients on these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are assigned to one of two treatment arms: Arm I: Patients receive rituximab IV on day 0, and cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on day 1, followed by oral prednisone on days 1-5. Arm II: Patients receive interferon alfa subcutaneously on days 22-26, and cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin IV, and vincristine IV on day 1, followed by oral prednisone on days 1-5. Treatment repeat every 28 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed at baseline and prior to chemotherapy for each course. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for up to 10 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40-80 patients (20-40 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa or Rituximab in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Lymphoma

Phase II Trials of CHOP Chemotherapy and Interferon Alpha or Rituximab Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody as Initial Treatment of Patients With Stage III and IV High-Risk Indolent B-Cell Lymphoma and Intermediate Grade B-Cell Lymphoma

Cancer Biotherapy Research Group

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Robert O. Dillman, MD

Symptoms and General Pathology

Multiple Myeloma

Neoplasms, Plasma Cell

Plasmacytoma

Recurrence

Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell

Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone

Hemostatic Disorders

Blood Coagulation Disorders

Vascular Diseases

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Blood Protein Disorders

Hematologic Diseases

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Leucovorin

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Trimethoprim

Sulfamethoxazole

Interferon alpha-2

Folic Acid

Vitamin B Complex

Folic Acid Antagonists

Folinic Acid

Folate

Vitamin B9

Doses and schedules of immunosuppressive drugs (cyclosporin (or FK506), prednisone, and acyclovir) will depend on whether patients are judged to have clinically urgent disease or not. Patients who do not have a CR after initial immunosuppression will receive 3 cycles (28 days each) Interferon alpha 2b at 3.0 x 10\^6 IU/m\^2 on days 1-28. Patients who have a CR will then receive 6 additional cycles with 3 doses per week, then go onto observation. Patients who do not have a CR will then receive a maximum of 6 21-day cycles of chemotherapy, consisting of: cyclophosphamide 650 mg/m\^2 on day 1, adriamycin 25 mg/m\^2 on day 1, etoposide 120 mg/m\^2 on day 1, prednisone 60 mg/m\^2 on days 1-14, cytosine arabinoside 300 mg/m\^2 on day 8, bleomycin 5 mg/m\^2 on day 8, vincristine 1.4 mg/m\^2 on day 8, methotrexate 120 mg/m\^2 on day 8, leucovorin 25 mg/m\^2 q 6 hours on days 8-9, G-CSF 5 ug/kg/day on days 2-14, and one double strength tablet trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 3 times per week.

methotrexate

dose varies during initial immunosuppression. During chemotherapy, 60 mg/m\^2.

Simple excision, for those patients who have resectable disease after initial immunosuppression.

conventional surgery

For treatment of localized disease that remains after initial immunosuppression.

radiation therapy

Lode J. Swinnen, MD

Leo I. Gordon, MD

RATIONALE: Reducing the amount of drugs used to prevent transplant rejection may help a person's body kill tumor cells. Giving biological therapy, such as interferon alfa, which may interfere with the growth of cancer cells, or combination chemotherapy, which uses different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die, may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of reducing immunosuppression, and giving interferon alfa and combination chemotherapy, in treating patients who have malignant tumors that develop after organ transplant.

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the complete remission rate and survival of patients with lymphoproliferation following organ transplantation treated with a defined sequential approach: modification of immunosuppression, with surgery or limited radiotherapy for an isolated site of disease; interferon alfa; and chemotherapy (ProMACE-CytaBOM; cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, etoposide, prednisone, cytarabine, bleomycin, vincristine, methotrexate).

OUTLINE: All patients receive modification of immunocompetence, unless rejection is present at outset. These patients proceed directly to interferon treatment. Group 1 (see Disease Characteristics): Patients receive reduced doses of their current immunosuppressive therapy for 10 days. Group 2: Patients receive reduced doses of some of their current immunosuppressive therapy and discontinue some of the other therapy for 14 days. Immunosuppressive therapy then resumes on day 15. Immunosuppressive therapy continues throughout other therapy, unless otherwise noted. Some patients may then undergo surgery or radiotherapy. Interferon therapy: Patients receive interferon alfa (IFNA) subcutaneously or intramuscularly on days 1-28 for a maximum of 3 courses. Patients then receive maintenance therapy with IFNA 3 days a week for 4 weeks for up to 6 courses. Chemotherapy (ProMACE-CytaBOM): Immunosuppressive therapy is stopped on days 1-20. Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV, doxorubicin IV, and etoposide IV over 60 minutes on day 1, oral prednisone on days 1-14, and cytarabine IV, bleomycin IV, vincristine IV, and methotrexate IV on day 8. Treatment is repeated every 21 days for up to 6 courses. Patients with positive CSF cytology receive intrathecal methotrexate or cytarabine on days 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14. Some patients may continue this therapy on day 21 , then every 3 weeks for 5 doses, or may receive cranial irradiation. Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, every 2 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients will be accrued for this study within 4-5 years.

SWOG-9239 Reduction of Immunosuppression Plus Interferon Alfa and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Tumors That Develop After Organ Transplant

Phase II Trial of Sequential Modification of Immunosuppression, Interferon Alpha, and Promace-Cytabom For Treatment of Post-Cardiac Transplant Lymphoproliferation.

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

SWOG Cancer Research Network

Leukemia

Leukemia, Lymphoid

Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Lenograstim

filgrastim

peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Ann Traynor, MD

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer cells. 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 drugs and kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy and chemotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have high-grade lymphoma or acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the toxicity of an intensive induction regimen comprised of etoposide with cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation (TBI) in patients with high grade lymphoma or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of etoposide when combined with cyclophosphamide and TBI in these patients. III. Determine the response rate in patients treated with this induction regimen. IV. Determine the potential for long term survival in patients with relapsed lymphoblastic lymphoma and chemotherapy responsiveness treated with this induction regimen. V. Determine the efficacy of this induction regimen followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (APBSCT) in patients with ALL in any complete remission. VI. Determine the efficacy of this induction regimen followed by APBSCT in patients will ALL after relapse and remission reinduction.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of etoposide. Patients undergo total body irradiation twice daily on days -8 to -5. Patients receive etoposide IV over 30 hours beginning on day -5 and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day -3 (beginning 6 hours after completion of etoposide infusion) and day -2. Peripheral blood stem cells are reinfused on day 0. Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until blood counts have recovered for 2 days. Cohorts of 5 patients receive escalating doses of etoposide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 3 of 5 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. Patients are followed every month for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2.5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A minimum of 5 patients will be accrued for this study.

Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With High-Grade Lymphoma or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Dose Escalation of VP-16 With Cyclophosphamide and Total Body Irradiation as Preparative Regimen for Autologous Transplantation for High-Grade Lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Northwestern University

biologic sample preservation procedure

immunohistochemistry staining method

laboratory biomarker analysis

Lisa Rimsza, MD

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors learn how patients respond to treatment.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is collecting, analyzing, and storing tissue samples from patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

OBJECTIVES:

* Establish a central lymphoma tissue repository of fresh snap-frozen tissue from patients with previously untreated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
* Determine a standard set of procedures for routine acquisition, banking, and study of these tissue samples.
* Correlate presently activated phenotyping studies and future projected molecular studies of the DNA and RNA status of these tissue samples with clinical results.
* Correlate pretreatment phenotype or genotype of tissue samples from patients with intermediate- or high-grade NHL with patient outcome, in terms of complete response rate, time to progression, and survival.
* Correlate the lymphoma lineage (T-cell vs B-cell), loss of class II human histocompatibility antigen status (HLA-DR-positive vs HLA-DR-negative), proliferative index (as measured by Ki-67), and B- or T-cell antigen aberrancy (e.g., lack of Pan B or T antigen expression) with outcome in patients with intermediate- or high-grade NHL.

OUTLINE: Patients are treated on the SWOG study on which they are enrolled.

Tissue samples obtained before treatment began are banked in a tissue repository.

Samples from patients with intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are analyzed by three-stage immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibodies to B-cell antigens, T-cell antigens, immunoglobulins, CALLA, HLA-DR, anti-interleukin-2 receptor, and Ki-67 (for the proliferative index). Phenotype (immune marker status, proliferation status, and activation status) is correlated with response to treatment, relapse, and overall survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 495 patients will be accrued for this study.

Tissue collected for patients consenting to banking on SWOG lymphoma protocols

SWOG-8819 Collecting, Analyzing, and Storing Tissue Samples From Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Central Lymphoma Repository Tissue Procurement Protocol

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Intermediate-Grade or Immunoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	NCT00002565	Lymphoma	bleomycin sulfa... CHOP regimen cisplatin cyclophosphamid... cytarabine doxorubicin hyd... etoposide idarubicin ifosfamide mesna methylprednisol... mitoxantrone hy... prednisone vincristine sul...	15 Years -	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Older Patients With Intermediate- or High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	NCT00002576	Lymphoma	cyclophosphamid... doxorubicin hyd... mitoxantrone hy... prednisolone vincristine sul...	65 Years -	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa or Rituximab in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Lymphoma	NCT00004039	Lymphoma	recombinant int... rituximab cyclophosphamid... doxorubicin hyd... prednisone vincristine sul...	-	Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa or Rituximab in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Lymphoma	NCT00004039	Lymphoma	recombinant int... rituximab cyclophosphamid... doxorubicin hyd... prednisone vincristine sul...	-	Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa or Rituximab in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Lymphoma	NCT00004039	Lymphoma	recombinant int... rituximab cyclophosphamid... doxorubicin hyd... prednisone vincristine sul...	-	Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
SWOG-9239 Reduction of Immunosuppression Plus Interferon Alfa and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Tumors That Develop After Organ Transplant	NCT00002657	Lymphoma Multiple Myelom...	bleomycin sulfa... recombinant int... cyclophosphamid... cytarabine doxorubicin hyd... etoposide methotrexate prednisone vincristine sul... conventional su... radiation thera...	15 Years -	SWOG Cancer Research Network
Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With High-Grade Lymphoma or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia	NCT00004898	Leukemia Lymphoma	filgrastim cyclophosphamid... etoposide peripheral bloo... radiation thera...	- 65 Years	Northwestern University
SWOG-8819 Collecting, Analyzing, and Storing Tissue Samples From Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	NCT00900484	Lymphoma	biologic sample... immunohistochem... laboratory biom...	16 Years -	SWOG Cancer Research Network

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