Biological Therapy in Treating Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

RATIONALE: Biological therapy using growth factors may be effective in reducing side effects in patients who have hematologic cancer and are receiving radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and peripheral stem cell transplantation.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of biological therapy to reduce side effects in patients who are undergoing radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating lymphoma or leukemia.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Treatments: Cyclophosphamide; Etoposide; Ifosfamide

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of one of the following: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's disease Acute myelogenous leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Chronic myelogenous leukemia Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Eligible for fractionated total body irradiation plus high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell support No prior entry into this study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 65 Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% SWOG 0 or 1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Pulmonary: DLCO at least 60% predicted Other: No other prior or concurrent malignancy No active infection or oral mucositis No diabetes mellitus requiring insulin HIV negative No sensitivity to E. coli derived products Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics No prior bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation No concurrent interleukin-11 Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No prior extensive radiotherapy that would preclude study irradiation Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 30 days since prior investigational study No other concurrent investigational agents No concurrent prophylactic oral cryotherapy during study chemotherapy