- Patients treated with local radiotherapy to > 15% of the bone marrow area are ineligible; patients who require concurrent radiotherapy should have entry to the protocol deferred until the radiotherapy is completed; if, in the physician's opinion, the delay in systemic therapy would itself pose undue risk, the patient may be entered and receive concurrent radiotherapy; in this situation, for the first VBMCP cycle, Melphalan, BCNU and Cyclophosphamide should be given at 75% of the dose