This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of radiolabeled monoclonal antibody when given together with combination chemotherapy before stem cell transplant and to see how well it works in treating patients with high-risk lymphoid malignancies. Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies, such as yttrium Y 90 anti-CD45 monoclonal antibody BC8, can find cancer cells and carry cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Giving chemotherapy before a stem transplant stops the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them. Stem cells collected from the patient's blood are then returned to the patient to replace the blood-forming cells that were destroyed by the radiolabeled monoclonal antibody and chemotherapy.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of 90Y-BC8-DOTA (yttrium Y 90 anti-CD45 monoclonal antibody BC8) (anti-cluster of differentiation [CD] 45) that can be delivered prior to myeloablative carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM) chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) for patients with high-risk B-non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), T-NHL, and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL).

II. To evaluate the efficacy of 90Y-BC8-DOTA when administered at the estimated MTD prior to BEAM chemotherapy and ASCT for patients with high-risk B-NHL, T-NHL, and HL compared to historical controls treated with BEAM alone.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe the toxicity observed from the addition of 90Y-BC8-DOTA to BEAM.

II. To optimize the protein dose (Ab) to deliver a favorable biodistribution in the majority of patients.

III. To describe response rates and overall survival of patients with high-risk B-NHL, T-NHL, and HL following administration of 90Y-BC8-DOTA plus BEAM prior to ASCT.

IV. To describe the impact of rituximab concentrations, B-cell depletion, and disease burden on CD45 targeting.

V. To assess the correlation of lymphoma biomarkers with outcomes.

VI. To evaluate the effects of nodal-targeted irradiation by 90Y-BC8-DOTA on immune reconstitution following ASCT.

OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of yttrium Y 90 anti-CD45 monoclonal antibody BC8 followed by a phase II study.

Patients receive yttrium Y 90 anti-CD45 monoclonal antibody BC8 intravenously (IV) on day -14. Patients also receive carmustine IV over 3 hours on day -7, etoposide IV over 2 hours twice daily (BID) on days -6 to -3, cytarabine IV over 4 hours BID on days -6 to -3, and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -2. Patients then undergo autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplant on day 0.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months and then annually thereafter.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of B-NHL, T-NHL, or HL; only patients with classical HL must have documented histologic demonstration of CD45+ cells adjacent to the Reed Sternberg cells; patients must have received at least one prior standard systemic therapy with documented recurrent or refractory disease; patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), T-NHL, or other high-risk malignancies may be enrolled/transplanted in complete remission (CR)/first partial remission (PR1)
• Creatinine < 2.0
• Bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL
• All patients eligible for therapeutic study must have a minimum of >= 2 x10^6 CD34/kg autologous hematopoietic stem cells harvested and cryopreserved
• Patients must have an expected survival of > 60 days and must be free of major infection

Exclusion Criteria:

• Circulating human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA), to be determined before each infusion
• Systemic anti-lymphoma therapy given in the previous 30 days before the scheduled therapy dose with the exception of rituximab
• Inability to understand or give an informed consent
• Lymphoma involving the central nervous system
• Other serious medical conditions considered to represent contraindications to ASCT (e.g., abnormally decreased cardiac ejection fraction, diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide [DLCO] < 50% predicted, etc.)
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity
• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Prior autologous or allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplant
• Prior radiation therapy (RT) > 20 gray (Gy) to a critical organ within 1 year of enrollment
• Southwestern Oncology Group (SWOG) performance status >= 2.0