Engineered donor cells take on lymphoma in early trial

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis and clinical course falling into one of the following categories: 1. Hodgkin lymphoma 2. Aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3. ALK-negative anaplastic T cell lymphoma or other peripheral T-cell lymphoma 4. ALK-positive anaplastic T cell lymphoma 2. CD30-positive tumor as assayed in a CLIA certified Pathology Laboratory. 3. Age 12 to 75. 4. Bilirubin 2 times (or 3 times if the patient has Gilbert syndrome) or less than the upper limit of normal. 5. AST 3 times or less than the upper limit of normal. 6. Estimated GFR \> 70 mL/min. 7. Pulse oximetry of \> 90% on room air 8. EKG shows no significant arrhythmias 9. Karnofsky or Lansky score of \> 60%. 10. Available allogeneic T cells with ≥15% expression of CD30CAR determined by flow-cytometry. 11. Recovered from all acute non-hematologic toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy. 12. Sexually active patients must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods during the study and for 6 months after the study is concluded. The male partner should use a condom. 13. Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient or guardian. Patient or guardian given a copy of the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received an investigational cell therapy or vaccine within the past 6 weeks. 2. Received an investigational small molecule drug within the past 2 weeks. 3. Received CD30 antibody-based therapy within the previous 4 weeks. 4. Received gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy within the previous 12 weeks 5. History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products. 6. Pregnant or lactating. 7. Tumor in a location where enlargement could cause airway obstruction (determined at the investigators' discretion). 8. Current use of systemic corticosteroids at a dose equivalent to higher than 10 mg/day of prednisone. 9. Active significant, uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection. 10. Symptomatic cardiac disease (NYHA Class III or IV disease).