Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated B-lineage ALL or lymphoblastic lymphoma, or having achieved complete remission (CR) with one course of induction chemotherapy; patients who require steroids, cytarabine (ara-c) or hydrea to manage disease symptoms prior to finalization of diagnosis and treatment plan are allowed and eligible * Failure to one induction course of chemotherapy (these patients will be analyzed separately); patients who require steroids, ara-c or hydrea to manage disease symptoms prior to finalization of diagnosis and treatment plan are allowed and eligible * Performance status of 0-3 * Creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL (unless considered tumor related) * Bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL (unless considered tumor related) * Adequate cardiac function as assessed by history and physical examination * No active or co-existing malignancy with life expectancy less than 12 months, sources for the determination of clinical significance by the treating physician will be included in the subject's medical record Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or nursing women * Known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive * Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive ALL * Active and uncontrolled disease/infection as judged by the treating physician, sources for the determination of clinical significance by the treating physician will be included in the subject's medical record * Unable or unwilling to sign the consent form * Subjects who have current active hepatic or biliary disease (with exception of patients with Gilbert's syndrome, asymptomatic gallstones, liver metastases or stable chronic liver disease per treating physician assessment), sources for the determination of clinical significance by the treating physician will be included in the subject's medical record * History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology such as epilepsy, childhood or adult seizure, paresis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injuries, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome, or psychosis; (Patients with CNS involvement of leukemia are NOT excluded) * Current autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease with potential CNS involvement; auto-immune disease with possible CNS consequences/manifestations such as such as epilepsy, paresis, aphasia, stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, or psychosis