OBJECTIVES:
I. Evaluate the efficacy of combining RICE (rituximab-ifosfamide-carboplatin-etoposide regimen \[R-ICE regimen\]), G-CSF, and plerixafor to collect autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients by: the number of days of apheresis required to reach \>= 5 x 10\^6 cluster of differentiation (CD)34 cells/kg and by the total number of CD34 cells/kg collected in a maximum of 4 days if \>= 5 x 10\^6 CD34 cells/kg is not obtained.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive rituximab intravenously (IV) on day 1, etoposide IV on days 2-4, carboplatin IV on day 3, and ifosfamide IV on day 3 over 24 hours. Patients also receive filgrastim subcutaneously (SC) once daily beginning on day 6 and continuing until apheresis is completed and plerixafor SC once daily for up to 4 days beginning 24 hours after recovery from nadir and continuing until apheresis is completed. Patients may undergo up to 4 apheresis procedures until the optimal number of CD34+ cells are collected.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then periodically for up to 12 months.
