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Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy before Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients with Primary Refractory or Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma

Trial Status: complete

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of radiolabeled monoclonal antibody therapy when given together with combination chemotherapy before stem cell transplant and to see how well it works in treating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma that is primary refractory (did not respond to treatment) or relapsed (returned after treatment). Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies can find cancer cells and carry cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM), work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving radiolabeled monoclonal antibody therapy together with combination chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.