Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Lymphoma
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2002-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing
so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer
cells, and may be an effective treatment for lymphoma. Bone marrow transplantation may be
able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to
kill cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation in treating
patients with recurrent or residual low-grade lymphoma.