| Inclusion Criteria: | 1) A diagnosis of stage I or IIA (cutaneous only) mycosis fungoides confirmed by a skin biopsy. Patients must not have used steroids for at least four (4) weeks before the diagnostic skin biopsy.
2) Diagnostic skin biopsies of MF as determined by both the local site dermatopathologist and the dermatopathologist at the lead site utilizing the histologic criteria previously employed in clinical trials for MF and a diagnosic algothrithm for defining early MF developed by the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphoma.
3) Stage I and IIA patients must have been treated previously with prior topical therapies including PUVA, UVB, topical steroids, but not NM (within the last two years), or topical carmustine.
4) Laboratory values within the range of normal for the participating institution unless the principal investigator feels they are not clinically relevant (inclusion criteria 4 & 5).
5) CBC normal values: RBC (4.50 – 6.00 M/ul), WBC (4.0-11.0 M/ul), platelets 40- 440 K/ul, hematocrit (male 40.0 – 54.00%; female 37.0 -47.0%), hemoglobin (male 14.0 – 18.0g/dl; female 12.0 -16.0 g/dl). RBC morphology: MCH 27.0 – 47.0 pg, MCV 82-98 fl, MCHC 31.0-36.0 gm/dl, RDW 12.0 – 15.5%. WBC differential (neutrophils 1.7 – 7.3 K/ul, lymphocytes 1.0-4.8 K/ul, monocytes .08-.70 K/ul, eosinophils .04 -.40 K/ul, basophils 0 -.1 K/ul.
6) Serum chemistry normal values: sodium 135-47 mEq/L, CO2 24-30 mEq;L, potassium 3.5-5.0 mEq/L, BUN 8-20 mg/dL, creatinine .8 -1.5 mg/dL, glucose 70-110 mg/dL, SGOT(AST) 15-46 IU/L, SGPT(ALT) 7-56 IU/L, alkaline phosphatase 38-126 IU/L, t. bilirubin 0-1.0 mg/dL, lactic dehydrogenase 313-618 IU/L.
7) Must be willing and able to give informed consent, comply with study instructions and commit to all study visits and procedures.
8) Males and females of childbearing potential should be using an effective means of contraception. |