Methotrexate, Procarbazine, Lomustine, Dexamethasone, and Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2000-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as methotrexate, procarbazine, lomustine,
dexamethasone, and cytarabine, 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.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating
patients who have primary CNS lymphoma.